Joshua 18:3
Joshua · Old Testament · Chapter 18
“And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, How long are ye slack to go to possess the land, which the LORD God of your fathers hath given you?”Joshua 18:3
What Does Joshua 18:3 Mean?
Joshua 18:3 is found in the book of Joshua, chapter 18, verse 3 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 12 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (12)
These passages are connected to Joshua 18:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 13:4“The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.”Judges 18:9“And they said, Arise, that we may go up against them: for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good: and are ye still? be not slothful to go, and to enter to possess the land.”Proverbs 15:19“The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.”Proverbs 10:4“He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.”Matthew 20:6“And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?”Zephaniah 3:16“In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack.”Philippians 3:13“Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,”Proverbs 2:2“So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;”Ecclesiastes 9:10“Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.”John 6:27“Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.”2 Peter 1:10“Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:”Joshua 18:4“Give out from among you three men for each tribe: and I will send them, and they shall rise, and go through the land, and describe it according to the inheritance of them; and they shall come again to me.”
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