Joshua 9:23
Joshua · Old Testament · Chapter 9
“Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall none of you be freed from being bondmen, and hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.”Joshua 9:23
What Does Joshua 9:23 Mean?
Joshua 9:23 is found in the book of Joshua, chapter 9, verse 23 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 9:23 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 9:25“And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.”Joshua 9:21“And the princes said unto them, Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the princes had promised them.”Leviticus 27:28“Notwithstanding no devoted thing, that a man shall devote unto the LORD of all that he hath, both of man and beast, and of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed: every devoted thing is most holy unto the LORD.”Joshua 9:27“And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of the LORD, even unto this day, in the place which he should choose.”Ezra 2:58“All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred ninety and two.”Galatians 1:8“But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.”Joshua 9:8“And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye?”Nehemiah 7:46“The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hashupha, the children of Tabbaoth,”Esther 7:4“For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king’s damage.”1 Chronicles 20:3“And he brought out the people that were in it, and cut them with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. Even so dealt David with all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.”Psalms 123:2“Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, until that he have mercy upon us.”
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