Joshua 9:20
Joshua · Old Testament · Chapter 9
“This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them.”Joshua 9:20
What Does Joshua 9:20 Mean?
Joshua 9:20 is found in the book of Joshua, chapter 9, verse 20 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 9:20 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Exodus 20:7“Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.”Proverbs 20:25“It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.”Ezekiel 17:12“Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these things mean? tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon is come to Jerusalem, and hath taken the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and led them with him to Babylon;”Malachi 3:5“And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.”Genesis 24:8“And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again.”Joshua 9:19“But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by the LORD God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them.”2 Samuel 21:1“Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David enquired of the LORD. And the LORD answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites.”2 Chronicles 36:13“And he also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God: but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart from turning unto the LORD God of Israel.”Ezekiel 17:16“As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely in the place where the king dwelleth that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he brake, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die.”Zechariah 5:3“Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off as on this side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off as on that side according to it.”Romans 1:31“Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:”1 Timothy 1:10“For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;”
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