Exodus 17:13

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“So Joshua overwhelmed Amalek and his army with the sword.”

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BSBPD

“So Joshua overwhelmed Amalek and his army with the sword.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and Joshua weakeneth Amalek and his people by the mouth of the sword.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Exodus 17:13 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Joshua 8:26Joshua did not draw back the hand that held his battle lance until he had devoted to destruction all who lived in Ai.
  2. Joshua 10:28On that day Joshua captured Makkedah and put it to the sword, along with its king. He devoted to destruction everyone in the city, leaving no survivors. So he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho.
  3. Joshua 10:32And the LORD delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, and Joshua captured it on the second day. He put all the people to the sword, just as he had done to Libnah.
  4. Joshua 10:37They captured it and put to the sword its king, all its villages, and all the people. Joshua left no survivors, just as he had done at Eglon; he devoted to destruction Hebron and everyone in it.
  5. Joshua 10:42And because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel, Joshua captured all these kings and their land in one campaign.
  6. Joshua 11:12Joshua captured all these kings and their cities and put them to the sword. He devoted them to destruction, as Moses the LORD’s servant had commanded.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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