Joshua 11:14
The Israelites took all the plunder and livestock of these cities for themselves, but they killed all the people with the sword, completely destroying them and leaving no survivors.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the children of Israel took for a prey unto themselves; but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, neither left they any to breathe.
KJV1611 – Modern English
And all the spoil of these cities, and the livestock, the children of Israel took for a prey to themselves; but every man they struck with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, leaving none that breathed.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the children of Israel took for a prey unto themselves; but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, neither left they any to breathe.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And all the spoil{H7998} of these cities,{H5892} and the cattle,{H929} the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} took for a prey{H962} unto themselves; but every man{H120} they smote{H5221} with the edge{H6310} of the sword,{H2719} until they had destroyed{H8045} them, neither left{H7604} they any that breathed.{H5397}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And all the spoil{H7998} of these cities{H5892}, and the cattle{H929}, the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} took for a prey{H962}{(H8804)} unto themselves; but every man{H120} they smote{H5221}{(H8689)} with the edge{H6310} of the sword{H2719}, until they had destroyed{H8045}{(H8687)} them, neither left{H7604}{(H8689)} they any to breathe{H5397}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
And all the spoyles of these cities and the catell, dyd the children of Israel deale amonge them, but smote all the men with the edge of the swerde, tyll they had destroyed them, and let nothinge remayne that had breth.
Geneva Bible (1560)
And all the spoyle of these cities and the cattel the children of Israel tooke for their praye, but they smote euery man with the edge of the sword vntill they had destroyed them, not leauing one aliue.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And all the spoyle of the sayde cities & the cattel, the children of Israel caught vnto them selues: But euery ma they smote with the edge of the sword, vntill they had destroyed them, neither left they ought that had breath.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the children of Israel took for a prey unto themselves; but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, neither left they any to breathe.
Webster's Bible (1833)
All the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the children of Israel took for a prey to themselves; but every man they struck with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, neither left they any who breathed.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
and all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, have the sons of Israel spoiled for themselves; only, every human being they have smitten by the mouth of the sword, till their destroying them; they have not left any one breathing.
American Standard Version (1901)
And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the children of Israel took for a prey unto themselves; but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, neither left they any that breathed.
American Standard Version (1901)
And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the children of Israel took for a prey unto themselves; but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, neither left they any that breathed.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And all the goods taken from these towns, and their cattle, the children of Israel kept for themselves; but every man they put to death without mercy, till their destruction was complete, and there was no one living.
World English Bible (2000)
The children of Israel took all the spoil of these cities, with the livestock, as spoils for themselves; but every man they struck with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them. They didn't leave any who breathed.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
The Israelites plundered all the goods of these cities and the cattle, but they totally destroyed all the people and allowed no one who breathed to live.
Referenced Verses
- Num 31:9 : 9 The Israelites captured the women of Midian and their children, and they took all their livestock, all their goods, and all their wealth as plunder.
- Num 31:11-12 : 11 They took all the plunder and all the spoils, both people and animals. 12 They brought the captives, the plunder, and the loot to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the congregation of Israel at the camp on the plains of Moab, by the Jordan across from Jericho.
- Deut 6:10-11 : 10 When the LORD your God brings you into the land He swore to your ancestors—Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—to give to you, with cities great and good that you did not build, 11 with houses full of every good thing that you did not fill, wells that you did not dig, and vineyards and olive trees that you did not plant—when you eat and are satisfied.
- Deut 20:14 : 14 However, you may take the women, children, livestock, and everything else in the city as your spoils. You may enjoy the plunder from your enemies that the LORD your God has given you.
- Josh 8:27 : 27 Only the livestock and the spoil of that city Israel took for themselves, according to the word of the Lord that He commanded Joshua.
- Josh 10:40 : 40 So Joshua conquered the whole country—the hill country, the Negev, the lowland, and the slopes—along with all their kings. He left no survivors but devoted every living thing to destruction, just as the LORD, the God of Israel, had commanded.
- Josh 11:11 : 11 They struck down everyone in the city with the sword, completely destroying them. Not a single living thing was left, and Joshua burned Hazor with fire.
Similar Verses (AI)
These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.
- Josh 11:8-136 verses85%
8 The LORD gave them into the hand of Israel, who struck them down and pursued them as far as Greater Sidon, Misrephoth Maim, and the valley of Mizpeh to the east. They struck them down until no survivors remained.
9 Joshua did to them as the LORD had instructed: he hamstrung their horses and burned their chariots in the fire.
10 At that time, Joshua turned back and captured Hazor, striking its king with the sword. Hazor had formerly been the head of all these kingdoms.
11 They struck down everyone in the city with the sword, completely destroying them. Not a single living thing was left, and Joshua burned Hazor with fire.
12 Joshua captured all the cities of these kings and their kings as well. He struck them down with the sword and completely destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded.
13 However, Israel did not burn any of the cities built on their mounds, except for Hazor, which Joshua burned.
- Josh 10:39-413 verses82%
39 They captured it, its king, and all its villages. They struck them with the edge of the sword and completely destroyed everyone in it, leaving no survivors. They did to Debir and its king as they had done to Hebron, to Libnah, and its king.
40 So Joshua conquered the whole country—the hill country, the Negev, the lowland, and the slopes—along with all their kings. He left no survivors but devoted every living thing to destruction, just as the LORD, the God of Israel, had commanded.
41 Joshua struck them from Kadesh-barnea to Gaza, and the entire region of Goshen as far as Gibeon.
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30 The LORD gave Libnah into Israel's hands, along with its king. Joshua put the city and everyone in it to the sword, leaving no survivors. He treated its king as he had treated the king of Jericho.
- Josh 8:26-272 verses80%
26 Joshua did not draw back the hand with which he had stretched out the javelin until he had completely destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.
27 Only the livestock and the spoil of that city Israel took for themselves, according to the word of the Lord that He commanded Joshua.
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21 They devoted to destruction everything in the city—men and women, young and old, as well as oxen, sheep, and donkeys—by the edge of the sword.
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16 But in the cities of these peoples that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, do not leave alive anything that breathes.
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37 They captured it and struck it down with the edge of the sword, including its king, its villages, and every person in it. He left no survivors, just as he had done to Eglon. He utterly destroyed the city and everyone in it.
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20 So Joshua and the Israelites completely defeated them with a great slaughter, almost wiping them out. But a few survivors managed to retreat to their fortified cities.
- Num 31:9-113 verses78%
9 The Israelites captured the women of Midian and their children, and they took all their livestock, all their goods, and all their wealth as plunder.
10 They burned all the towns where the Midianites had lived and all their encampments with fire.
11 They took all the plunder and all the spoils, both people and animals.
- Deut 2:34-352 verses77%
34 At that time we captured all his cities and completely destroyed every city, including the men, women, and children; we left no survivors.
35 Only the livestock and the plunder from the cities we took as spoil for ourselves.
- Josh 11:19-213 verses76%
19 No city made peace with the Israelites except the Hivites living in Gibeon. All others were taken in battle.
20 For it was the LORD's purpose to harden their hearts to engage in battle with Israel, so that they would be utterly destroyed, receiving no mercy, as the LORD had commanded Moses.
21 At that time Joshua came and destroyed the Anakim from the hill country, from Hebron, Debir, Anab, all the hill country of Judah, and all the hill country of Israel. Joshua devoted them and their cities to destruction.
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24 When Israel finished killing all the inhabitants of Ai in the open field and in the wilderness where they had pursued them, and they had all fallen by the edge of the sword until they were completely destroyed, all Israel returned to Ai and struck it down with the sword.
- Deut 20:13-142 verses76%
13 When the LORD your God delivers it into your hands, strike down every male there with the sword.
14 However, you may take the women, children, livestock, and everything else in the city as your spoils. You may enjoy the plunder from your enemies that the LORD your God has given you.
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35 They captured it that same day and struck it down with the edge of the sword. They completely destroyed every person in it, just as they had done to Lachish.
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15 As the LORD had commanded his servant Moses, so Moses commanded Joshua, and Joshua did as instructed. He left nothing undone from all that the LORD had commanded Moses.
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22 The others came out from the city to meet them, so the men of Ai were surrounded by the Israelites, some on one side and some on the other. They struck them down until no survivors or fugitives were left.
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15 then you must inquire, investigate, and interrogate thoroughly. If the report is true and confirmed that such a detestable act has been done among you,
- Deut 3:6-72 verses75%
6 We completely destroyed them, just as we had done to Sihon, king of Heshbon. In every city, we destroyed the men, women, and children.
7 But we kept all the livestock and the spoils of the cities for ourselves.
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4 They camped against them and destroyed the crops of the land all the way to Gaza, leaving nothing for the Israelites to live on—not even sheep, cattle, or donkeys.
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28 That same day, Joshua captured Makkedah and put it to the sword, along with its king. He completely destroyed everyone in it, leaving no survivors. He treated the king of Makkedah as he had treated the king of Jericho.
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17 Not a man remained in Ai or Bethel who did not go out after Israel. They left the city unguarded and pursued Israel.
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26 So Joshua saved them from the Israelites, and they did not kill them.
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23 So Joshua took the entire land, just as the LORD had promised to Moses, and gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to their tribal divisions. And the land had rest from war.
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25 They destroyed the cities, threw stones onto every good field until it was covered, stopped up all the springs of water, and cut down all the good trees. Only the stones of Kir Hareseth were left standing, but the slingers surrounded and attacked it.