Joshua 11:9
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Joshua treated them as the LORD had told him; he hamstrung their horses and burned up their chariots.”
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“Joshua treated them as the LORD had told him; he hamstrung their horses and burned up their chariots.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And Joshua did unto them as the Lord bade him: he houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And Joshua did unto them as Jehovah bade him: he hocked their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and Joshua doth to them as Jehovah said to him; their horses he hath houghed, and their chariots burnt with fire.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Joshua 11:9 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Joshua 11:6Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, for by this time tomorrow I will deliver all of them slain before Israel. You are to hamstring their horses and burn up their chariots.”
- 2 Samuel 8:4David captured from him a thousand chariots, seven thousand charioteers, and twenty thousand foot soldiers, and he hamstrung all the horses except a hundred he kept for the chariots.
- Psalms 46:10“Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted over the earth.”
- Ezekiel 39:9Then those who dwell in the cities of Israel will go out, kindle fires, and burn up the weapons—the bucklers and shields, the bows and arrows, the clubs and spears. For seven years they will use them for fuel.
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