Joshua 8:17
Joshua · Old Testament · Chapter 8
“And there was not a man left in Ai or Bethel, that went not out after Israel: and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel.”Joshua 8:17
What Does Joshua 8:17 Mean?
Joshua 8:17 is found in the book of Joshua, chapter 8, verse 17 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 11 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (11)
These passages are connected to Joshua 8:17 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Joshua 12:16“The king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one;”Genesis 12:8“And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.”Deuteronomy 2:30“But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the LORD thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as appeareth this day.”Joshua 8:3“So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valour, and sent them away by night.”Joshua 8:24“And it came to pass, when Israel had made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness wherein they chased them, and when they were all fallen on the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, that all the Israelites returned unto Ai, and smote it with the edge of the sword.”Joshua 11:20“For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts, that they should come against Israel in battle, that he might destroy them utterly, and that they might have no favour, but that he might destroy them, as the LORD commanded Moses.”Ezra 2:28“The men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred twenty and three.”Nehemiah 7:32“The men of Bethel and Ai, an hundred twenty and three.”Job 5:13“He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.”Isaiah 19:11“Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?”Joshua 12:9“The king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is beside Bethel, one;”
People & Places
AiBethel (of Palestine)
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