Joshua 9:24
And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that the Lord thy God commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you, therefore we were sore afraid of our lives because of you, and have done this thing.
Context
This verse from Joshua Chapter 9 connects to 10 cross-references. The Gibeonites deceive Israel by sending ambassadors with worn-out clothes and moldy bread, claiming to be from a distant country; Israel makes a covenant without consulting God. Three days later Israel discovers they are nearby neighbors; they spare them because …
Other Translations
And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that Jehovah thy God commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you; therefore we were sore afraid for our lives because of you, and have done this thing.
And they answer Joshua and say, `Because it was certainly declared to thy servants, that Jehovah thy God commanded Moses His servant to give to you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you; and we fear greatly for ourselves because of you, and we do this thing;
And, answering Joshua, they said, Because it came to the ears of your servants that the Lord your God had given orders to his servant Moses to give you all this land, and to send destruction on all the people living in it, because of you; so, fearing greatly for our lives because of you, we have done this.
Cross References
The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina.
Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a …
And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the …
They shall not dwell in thy land, lest they make thee sin against me: for if thou serve their gods, …
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye are passed over Jordan into the land of …
Then ye shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and destroy all their pictures, and …
But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you; then it shall come to …
Moreover it shall come to pass, that I shall do unto you, as I thought to do unto them.
When the Lord thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast …
And when the Lord thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them; thou …