Joshua 9:27
Joshua · Old Testament · Chapter 9
“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.”Joshua 9:27
What Does Joshua 9:27 Mean?
Joshua 9:27 is found in the book of Joshua, chapter 9, verse 27 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 9:27 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.”Deuteronomy 12:5“But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come:”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.”Joshua 9:23“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.”Ezra 2:58“All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred ninety and two.”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.”Deuteronomy 20:11“And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee, then it shall be, that all the people that is found therein shall be tributaries unto thee, and they shall serve thee.”Deuteronomy 20:16“But of the cities of these people, which the LORD thy God doth give thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth:”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 10:34“And we cast the lots among the priests, the Levites, and the people, for the wood offering, to bring it into the house of our God, after the houses of our fathers, at times appointed year by year, to burn upon the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the law:”Ezekiel 48:18“And the residue in length over against the oblation of the holy portion shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward: and it shall be over against the oblation of the holy portion; and the increase thereof shall be for food unto them that serve the city.”
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