Joshua 11:13

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Yet Israel did not burn any of the cities built on their mounds, except Hazor, which Joshua burned.”

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BSBPD

“Yet Israel did not burn any of the cities built on their mounds, except Hazor, which Joshua burned.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“But as for the cities that stood still in their strength, Israel burned none of them, save Hazor only; that did Joshua burn.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“But as for the cities that stood on their mounds, Israel burned none of them, save Hazor only; that did Joshua burn.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Only, all the cities which are standing by their hill, Israel hath not burned them, save Hazor only, <FI>it<Fi> hath Joshua burnt;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Joshua 11:13 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Joshua 24:13So I gave you a land on which you did not toil and cities that you did not build, and now you live in them and eat from vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant.’
  2. Jeremiah 30:18This is what the LORD says: “I will restore the fortunes of Jacob’s tents and have compassion on his dwellings. And the city will be rebuilt on her own ruins, and the palace will stand in its rightful place.

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