Joshua 10:42

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“And because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel, Joshua captured all these kings and their land in one campaign.”

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BSBPD

“And because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel, Joshua captured all these kings and their land in one campaign.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because Jehovah, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and all these kings and their land hath Joshua captured <FI>at<Fi> one time, for Jehovah, God of Israel, is fighting for Israel.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Joshua 10:42 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 14:14The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.”
  2. Exodus 14:25He caused their chariot wheels to wobble, so that they had difficulty driving. “Let us flee from the Israelites,” said the Egyptians, “for the LORD is fighting for them against Egypt!”
  3. Deuteronomy 20:4For the LORD your God goes with you to fight for you against your enemies, to give you the victory.”
  4. Joshua 10:14There has been no day like it before or since, when the LORD listened to the voice of a man, because the LORD fought for Israel.
  5. Psalms 44:3For it was not by their sword that they took the land; their arm did not bring them victory. It was by Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your face, because You favored them.
  6. Psalms 46:1God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
  7. Psalms 46:7The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
  8. Psalms 46:11The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
  9. Psalms 80:3Restore us, O God, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.
  10. Psalms 118:6The LORD is on my side; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
  11. Isaiah 8:9Huddle together, O peoples, and be shattered; pay attention, all you distant lands; prepare for battle, and be shattered; prepare for battle, and be shattered!
  12. Isaiah 43:4Because you are precious and honored in My sight, and because I love you, I will give men in exchange for you and nations in place of your life.
  13. Romans 8:31What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

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

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