Joshua 9:22

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Then Joshua summoned them and said, 'Why did you deceive us by saying, “We live far away from you,” while in fact you live among us?'

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  • Josh 9:6 : 6 They went to Joshua at the camp at Gilgal and said to him and the men of Israel: “We have come from a distant land; now make a treaty with us.”
  • Josh 9:16 : 16 After three days, once they had made a treaty with them, the Israelites learned that these people were actually their neighbors, living among them.
  • 2 Cor 11:3 : 3 But I am afraid that, just as the serpent deceived Eve by its cunning, your minds may be led astray from sincere and pure devotion to Christ.
  • Josh 9:9-9 : 9 They answered him, “Your servants have come from a very distant land because of the name of the LORD your God. For we have heard of His fame and all He did in Egypt, 10 and all He did to the two Amorite kings beyond the Jordan—to Sihon king of Heshbon and to Og king of Bashan, who was at Ashtaroth.
  • Gen 3:13-14 : 13 Then the LORD God said to the woman, 'What is this you have done?' The woman said, 'The serpent deceived me, and I ate.' 14 So the LORD God said to the serpent, 'Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and all wild animals. You will crawl on your belly and eat dust all the days of your life.'
  • Gen 27:35-36 : 35 But Isaac said, 'Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing.' 36 Esau said, 'Isn't he rightly named Jacob? For he has cheated me twice: He took my birthright, and now he has taken my blessing!' Then he asked, 'Haven't you reserved any blessing for me?'
  • Gen 27:41-45 : 41 Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. He said to himself, 'The days of mourning for my father are near; then I will kill my brother Jacob.' 42 When the words of her older son Esau were reported to Rebekah, she sent for her younger son Jacob and said to him, 'Look, your brother Esau is consoling himself with the thought of killing you.' 43 Now then, my son, listen to me. Flee at once to my brother Laban in Haran. 44 Stay with him for a while, until your brother's fury subsides. 45 When your brother's anger against you subsides and he forgets what you did to him, I will send for you to come back from there. Why should I lose both of you in one day?'
  • Gen 29:25 : 25 In the morning, Jacob saw it was Leah. So he said to Laban, 'What is this you have done to me? Didn’t I serve you for Rachel? Why have you deceived me?'

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  • Josh 9:23-27
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    81%

    23'Now therefore, you are under a curse and will always serve as woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.'

    24They answered Joshua, 'Your servants were clearly told how the LORD your God had commanded His servant Moses to give you this entire land and destroy all its inhabitants before you. So we feared greatly for our lives because of you, and that is why we did this.'

    25Now we are in your hands. Do to us whatever seems good and right to you.

    26So Joshua saved them from the Israelites, and they did not kill them.

    27On that day, Joshua made them woodcutters and water carriers for the assembly and for the altar of the LORD at the place He would choose. And they continue to do so to this day.

  • Josh 9:6-9
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    80%

    6They went to Joshua at the camp at Gilgal and said to him and the men of Israel: “We have come from a distant land; now make a treaty with us.”

    7But the men of Israel said to the Hivites, “Perhaps you are living among us. How then can we make a treaty with you?”

    8They replied to Joshua, “We are your servants.” But Joshua said to them, “Who are you, and where do you come from?”

    9They answered him, “Your servants have come from a very distant land because of the name of the LORD your God. For we have heard of His fame and all He did in Egypt,

  • Josh 9:19-21
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    79%

    19But all the leaders said to the assembly, 'We have sworn an oath to them by the LORD, the God of Israel, and now we cannot touch them.'

    20This is what we will do to them: We will let them live so that no wrath will fall on us for breaking the oath we swore to them.

    21They also said, 'Let them live, but let them be woodcutters and water carriers for the entire assembly,' just as the leaders had directed.

  • Josh 9:15-16
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    75%

    15Then Joshua made a peace treaty with them to let them live, and the leaders of the assembly swore an oath to them.

    16After three days, once they had made a treaty with them, the Israelites learned that these people were actually their neighbors, living among them.

  • Josh 9:11
    74%

    11So our elders and all the inhabitants of our land told us, ‘Take provisions for the journey and go to meet them. Tell them: We are your servants; now make a treaty with us.’

  • Josh 22:1-2
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    1Then Joshua called the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.

    2He said to them, 'You have kept all that Moses, the servant of the LORD, commanded you and have obeyed my voice in everything I commanded you.'

  • Josh 24:21-24
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    72%

    21But the people said to Joshua, "No! We will serve the LORD.

    22Joshua said to the people, "You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen to serve the LORD." And they said, "We are witnesses."

    23Now then," Joshua said, "put away the foreign gods that are among you, and direct your hearts toward the LORD, the God of Israel.

    24The people said to Joshua, "We will serve the LORD our God and obey His voice.

  • Josh 9:2-3
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    72%

    2they came together as one to fight against Joshua and Israel.

    3But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,

  • Josh 7:7
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    7Joshua said, "Alas, Sovereign Lord, why did you bring this people across the Jordan to deliver us into the hands of the Amorites to destroy us? If only we had been content to stay on the other side of the Jordan!

  • Josh 3:9-10
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    72%

    9Joshua said to the Israelites, 'Come here and listen to the words of the LORD your God.'

    10Joshua said, 'By this you will know that the living God is among you and that He will surely drive out before you the Canaanites, Hittites, Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites, and Jebusites.'

  • Josh 7:9
    72%

    9The Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of this and surround us. They will cut off our name from the earth. And then, what will you do for your great name?

  • Josh 8:15-16
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    15Joshua and all Israel pretended to be beaten before them and fled toward the wilderness.

    16All the people of Ai were summoned to pursue them. They chased after Joshua and were drawn away from the city.

  • Josh 1:16
    71%

    16They answered Joshua, saying, “We will do everything you have commanded us, and we will go wherever you send us.

  • Josh 1:12
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    12To the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joshua said:

  • Josh 6:22
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    22But to the two men who had spied out the land, Joshua said, 'Go to the house of the prostitute and bring her out, along with everyone who belongs to her, just as you swore to her.'

  • Josh 5:13
    70%

    13Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua approached him and asked, "Are you for us or for our enemies?"

  • Josh 1:10
    70%

    10Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people:

  • Josh 8:9
    70%

    9So Joshua sent them out, and they went to the ambush site, remaining between Bethel and Ai, west of Ai. Joshua spent that night among the people.

  • Josh 20:1
    70%

    1The LORD spoke to Joshua, saying:

  • Josh 22:15
    69%

    15When they came to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in the land of Gilead, they spoke to them, saying:

  • Josh 23:2
    69%

    2Joshua called all Israel together—its elders, leaders, judges, and officials—and said to them, 'I have grown old and am well along in years.'

  • Josh 7:11
    69%

    11Israel has sinned; they have violated my covenant, which I commanded them to keep. They have taken some of the devoted things; they have stolen, they have lied, and they have put them with their own possessions.

  • Josh 8:4
    69%

    4He commanded them, saying, "Behold, you are to lie in ambush against the city, behind it. Do not go far from the city, but all of you stay ready."

  • Josh 2:23
    69%

    23Then the two men came down from the hill country, crossed over, and went to Joshua son of Nun. They reported to him all that had happened to them.