Joshua 24:8

Joshua · Old Testament · Chapter 24

“And I brought you into the land of the Amorites, which dwelt on the other side Jordan; and they fought with you: and I gave them into your hand, that ye might possess their land; and I destroyed them from before you.”Joshua 24:8

What Does Joshua 24:8 Mean?

Joshua 24:8 is found in the book of Joshua, chapter 24, verse 8 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 24:8 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Numbers 21:21“And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,”Psalms 105:44“And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the people;”Numbers 21:24“And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from Arnon unto Jabbok, even unto the children of Ammon: for the border of the children of Ammon was strong.”Exodus 23:31“And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert unto the river: for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand; and thou shalt drive them out before thee.”Deuteronomy 2:32“Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, to fight at Jahaz.”Joshua 13:10“And all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, unto the border of the children of Ammon;”2 Chronicles 33:9“So Manasseh made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to err, and to do worse than the heathen, whom the LORD had destroyed before the children of Israel.”Nehemiah 9:22“Moreover thou gavest them kingdoms and nations, and didst divide them into corners: so they possessed the land of Sihon, and the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of Og king of Bashan.”Psalms 135:10“Who smote great nations, and slew mighty kings;”Psalms 136:17“To him which smote great kings: for his mercy endureth for ever:”Amos 2:9“Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.”Exodus 23:23“For mine Angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto the Amorites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites: and I will cut them off.”

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