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Joshua 24:8

in Joshua 24

Later, I brought you to the land of the Amorites who lived beyond the Jordan. They fought against you, but I delivered them into your hand, that you should possess their land when I destroyed them before you.

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And I brought you into the land of the Amorites, that dwelt beyond the Jordan: and they fought with you; and I gave them into your hand, and ye possessed their land; and I destroyed them from before you.

KJV

And I brought you into the land of the Amorites, which dwelt on the other side Jordan; and they fought with you: and I gave them into your hand, that ye might possess their land; and I destroyed them from before you.

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This verse in Joshua 24

Commentary

3 notes on this verse
And I brought you into the land of the Amorites, which dwelt on the other side Jordan,.... The kingdoms of Sihon and Og, and they fought with you; the two kings of them, and their armies: and I gave them into your hand, that ye might possess their land; and which was now possessed by the two tribes of Reuben and Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh: and I destroyed them from before you; the kings, their forces, and the inhabitants of their countries; the history of which see in Num 21:10.

This site's exposition

I brought you to the land of the Amorites

on Joshua 24:8-10

The Amorites beyond the Jordan are Sihon and Og of Numbers 21:21-35, and Balak's hire of Balaam runs through Numbers 22 to 24. God says "I would not listen to Balaam", putting the blessing down to his own refusal rather than any restraint in the prophet, as Deuteronomy 23:5 does. Israel heard none of it at the time, so this verse tells them what passed over their heads.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

The turning of Balaam's tongue to bless Israel, when he intended to curse them, is often mentioned as an instance of the divine power put forth in Israel's favour as remarkable as any, because in it God proved (and does still, more than we are aware of) his dominion over the powers of darkness, and over the spirits of men.

The words behind it

18 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וָאָבִ֣יאand I brought

    vaavia'H935 →2568 times

  • אֶתְכֶ֗ם<obj.> you

    ʾetkhemH853 →10935 times

  • אֶל־to

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • אֶ֤רֶץ[the] land of

    ʾeretzH776 →2504 times

  • הָאֱמֹרִי֙the Amorite[s]

    haemoriH567 →87 times

  • הַיּוֹשֵׁב֙who dwelt

    haiyoshevH3427 →1079 times

  • בְּעֵ֣בֶרon [the] other side of

    beeverH5676 →90 times

  • הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןthe Jordan

    haiyardenH3383 →182 times

  • וַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּand they fought

    vaiyilachamuH3898 →177 times

  • אִתְּכֶ֑םwith you

    ʾitekhemH854 →929 times

  • וָאֶתֵּ֨ןand I gave

    vaetenH5414 →2011 times

  • אוֹתָ֤ם<obj.> them

    ʾotamH853 →10935 times

  • בְּיֶדְכֶם֙in hand your

    beyedkhemH3027 →1618 times

  • וַתִּֽירְשׁ֣וּand you took possession of

    vatireshuH3423 →231 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • אַרְצָ֔םland their

    ʾartzamH776 →2504 times

  • וָאַשְׁמִידֵ֖םand I destroyed them

    vaashmidemH8045 →90 times

  • מִפְּנֵיכֶֽם׃from before you

    mipeneikhemH6440 →2123 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

10 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Numbers 21:21–35Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,4 worksPsalms 105:44He gave them the lands of the nations, that they might inherit the fruit of others’ labor,4 worksNumbers 21:24And Israel put him to the sword and took possession of his land, from the Arnon to the Jabbok—but only up to the border of the Ammonites, because it was fortified.3 worksPsalms 136:17–22He struck down great kings His loving devotion endures forever.2 worksJoshua 13:10and all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites who reigned in Heshbon, as far as the border of the Ammonites;2 worksDeuteronomy 2:32So Sihon and his whole army came out for battle against us at Jahaz.2 works
The other 4 cross-references, with their words ▾
Nehemiah 9:22You gave them kingdoms and peoples and allotted to them every corner of the land. So they took the land of Sihon king of Heshbon and of Og king of Bashan.2 worksPsalms 135:10–11He struck down many nations and slaughtered mighty kings:2 works2 Chronicles 33:9So Manasseh led the people of Judah and Jerusalem astray, so that they did greater evil than the nations that the LORD had destroyed before the Israelites.2 worksExodus 23:31And I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the Euphrates. For I will deliver the inhabitants into your hand, and you will drive them out before you.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Nehemiah 9:22

    You gave them kingdoms and peoples and allotted to them every corner of the land. So they took the land of Sihon king of Heshbon and of Og king of Bashan.

    it leads to

    • Numbers 21:21–35

      Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,

    • Psalms 78:65

      Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, like a mighty warrior overcome by wine.

  • Through

    Deuteronomy 2:32

    So Sihon and his whole army came out for battle against us at Jahaz.

    it leads to

    • Numbers 21:23–30

      But Sihon would not let Israel pass through his territory. Instead, he gathered his whole army and went out to confront Israel in the wilderness. When he came to Jahaz, he fought against Israel.

    • Psalms 136:19

      Sihon king of the Amorites His loving devotion endures forever.

    • Psalms 135:11

      Sihon king of the Amorites, Og king of Bashan, and all the kings of Canaan.

    • Nehemiah 9:22

      You gave them kingdoms and peoples and allotted to them every corner of the land. So they took the land of Sihon king of Heshbon and of Og king of Bashan.

    • Psalms 120:7

      I am in favor of peace; but when I speak, they want war.

  • Through

    Joshua 13:10

    and all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites who reigned in Heshbon, as far as the border of the Ammonites;

    it leads to

    • Numbers 21:24–26

      And Israel put him to the sword and took possession of his land, from the Arnon to the Jabbok—but only up to the border of the Ammonites, because it was fortified.

Where this verse is studied

On this page

Studies1

About Joshua

Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still upon Gibeon, John Martin, 1816, National Gallery of Art. Public domain.
Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still upon Gibeon, John Martin, 1816, National Gallery of Art. Public domain.
Joshua: the study guide →Read Joshua 24 →

This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: Joshua, Judges, Ruth and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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