Joshua 8:27
Joshua · Old Testament · Chapter 8
“Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Israel took for a prey unto themselves, according unto the word of the LORD which he commanded Joshua.”Joshua 8:27
What Does Joshua 8:27 Mean?
Joshua 8:27 is found in the book of Joshua, chapter 8, verse 27 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 10 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (10)
These passages are connected to Joshua 8:27 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Joshua 8:2“And thou shalt do to Ai and her king as thou didst unto Jericho and her king: only the spoil thereof, and the cattle thereof, shall ye take for a prey unto yourselves: lay thee an ambush for the city behind it.”Joshua 10:40“So Joshua smote all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of the vale, and of the springs, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the LORD God of Israel commanded.”Numbers 31:22“Only the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead,”Numbers 31:26“Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the congregation:”Deuteronomy 2:35“Only the cattle we took for a prey unto ourselves, and the spoil of the cities which we took.”Deuteronomy 3:7“But all the cattle, and the spoil of the cities, we took for a prey to ourselves.”Joshua 11:4“And they went out, they and all their hosts with them, much people, even as the sand that is upon the sea shore in multitude, with horses and chariots very many.”Joshua 11:14“And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the children of Israel took for a prey unto themselves; but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, neither left they any to breathe.”Psalms 50:10“For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills.”Matthew 20:15“Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?”
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