Joshua 9:17

Joshua · Old Testament · Chapter 9

“And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjathjearim.”Joshua 9:17

What Does Joshua 9:17 Mean?

Joshua 9:17 is found in the book of Joshua, chapter 9, verse 17 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 17 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (17)

These passages are connected to Joshua 9:17 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Joshua 9:3“And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,”2 Samuel 4:2“And Saul’s son had two men that were captains of bands: the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon a Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin: (for Beeroth also was reckoned to Benjamin.”Joshua 18:25“Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth,”1 Samuel 6:21“And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirjathjearim, saying, The Philistines have brought again the ark of the LORD; come ye down, and fetch it up to you.”Ezra 2:25“The children of Kirjatharim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three.”Jeremiah 26:20“And there was also a man that prophesied in the name of the LORD, Urijah the son of Shemaiah of Kirjathjearim, who prophesied against this city and against this land according to all the words of Jeremiah:”Joshua 10:2“That they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty.”Joshua 15:9“And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah, which is Kirjathjearim:”Joshua 15:60“Kirjathbaal, which is Kirjathjearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages:”Joshua 18:14“And the border was drawn thence, and compassed the corner of the sea southward, from the hill that lieth before Bethhoron southward; and the goings out thereof were at Kirjathbaal, which is Kirjathjearim, a city of the children of Judah: this was the west quarter.”Joshua 18:26“And Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and Mozah,”1 Samuel 7:1“And the men of Kirjathjearim came, and fetched up the ark of the LORD, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the LORD.”1 Chronicles 12:4“And Ismaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty; and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Josabad the Gederathite,”1 Chronicles 13:5“So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjathjearim.”1 Chronicles 21:29“For the tabernacle of the LORD, which Moses made in the wilderness, and the altar of the burnt offering, were at that season in the high place at Gibeon.”2 Chronicles 1:3“So Solomon, and all the congregation with him, went to the high place that was at Gibeon; for there was the tabernacle of the congregation of God, which Moses the servant of the LORD had made in the wilderness.”Nehemiah 7:29“The men of Kirjathjearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty and three.”

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