Joshua 10:2

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

All Jerusalem was terrified because Gibeon was a large city, like one of the royal cities. It was larger than Ai and all its men were warriors.

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Referenced Verses

  • Josh 2:24 : 24 They told Joshua,“Surely the LORD is handing over all the land to us! All who live in the land are cringing before us!”
  • Exod 15:14-16 : 14 The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will seize the inhabitants of Philistia. 15 Then the chiefs of Edom will be terrified, trembling will seize the leaders of Moab, and the inhabitants of Canaan will shake. 16 Fear and dread will fall on them; by the greatness of your arm they will be as still as stone until your people pass by, O LORD, until the people whom you have bought pass by.
  • Deut 11:25 : 25 Nobody will be able to resist you; the LORD your God will spread the fear and terror of you over the whole land on which you walk, just as he promised you.
  • Deut 28:10 : 10 Then all the peoples of the earth will see that you belong to the LORD, and they will respect you.
  • Josh 2:9-9 : 9 She said to the men,“I know the LORD is handing this land over to you. We are absolutely terrified of you, and all who live in the land are cringing before you. 10 For we heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red Sea before you when you left Egypt and how you annihilated the two Amorite kings, Sihon and Og, on the other side of the Jordan. 11 When we heard the news we lost our courage and no one could even breathe for fear of you. For the LORD your God is God in heaven above and on earth below! 12 So now, promise me this with an oath sworn in the LORD’s name. Because I have shown allegiance to you, show allegiance to my family. Give me a solemn pledge 13 that you will spare the lives of my father, mother, brothers, sisters, and all who belong to them, and rescue us from death.”
  • 1 Sam 27:5 : 5 David said to Achish,“If I have found favor with you, let me be given a place in one of the country towns so that I can live there. Why should your servant settle in the royal city with you?”
  • 2 Sam 12:26 : 26 David’s Forces Defeat the Ammonites So Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal city.
  • Ps 48:4-6 : 4 For look, the kings assemble; they advance together. 5 As soon as they see, they are shocked; they are terrified, they quickly retreat. 6 Look at them shake uncontrollably, like a woman writhing in childbirth.
  • Prov 1:26-27 : 26 so I myself will laugh when disaster strikes you, I will mock when what you dread comes, 27 when what you dread comes like a whirlwind, and disaster strikes you like a devastating storm, when distressing trouble comes on you.
  • Prov 10:24 : 24 What the wicked fears will come on him; what the righteous desire will be granted.
  • Heb 10:27 : 27 but only a certain fearful expectation of judgment and a fury of fire that will consume God’s enemies.
  • Heb 10:31 : 31 It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
  • Rev 6:15-17 : 15 Then the kings of the earth, the very important people, the generals, the rich, the powerful, and everyone, slave and free, hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains. 16 They said to the mountains and to the rocks,“Fall on us and hide us from the face of the one who is seated on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb, 17 because the great day of their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?”

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Josh 10:1
    84%

    1Israel Defeats an Amorite Coalition Adoni-Zedek, king of Jerusalem, heard how Joshua captured Ai and annihilated it and its king as he did Jericho and its king. He also heard how the people of Gibeon made peace with Israel and lived among them.

  • Josh 9:1-3
    3 verses
    78%

    1The Gibeonites Deceive Israel When the news reached all the kings on the west side of the Jordan– in the hill country, the foothills, and all along the Mediterranean coast as far as Lebanon(including the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites)–

    2they formed an alliance to fight against Joshua and Israel.

    3When the residents of Gibeon heard what Joshua did to Jericho and Ai,

  • Josh 10:3-10
    8 verses
    77%

    3So King Adoni-Zedek of Jerusalem sent this message to King Hoham of Hebron, King Piram of Jarmuth, King Japhia of Lachish, and King Debir of Eglon:

    4“Come to my aid so we can attack Gibeon, for it has made peace with Joshua and the Israelites.”

    5So the five Amorite kings(the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon) and all their troops gathered together and advanced. They deployed their troops and fought against Gibeon.

    6The men of Gibeon sent this message to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal,“Do not abandon your subjects! Come up here quickly and rescue us! Help us! For all the Amorite kings living in the hill country are attacking us.”

    7So Joshua and his whole army, including the bravest warriors, marched up from Gilgal.

    8The LORD told Joshua,“Don’t be afraid of them, for I am handing them over to you. Not one of them can resist you.”

    9Joshua attacked them by surprise after marching all night from Gilgal.

    10The LORD routed them before Israel. Israel thoroughly defeated them at Gibeon. They chased them up the road to the pass of Beth Horon and struck them down all the way to Azekah and Makkedah.

  • Josh 11:19
    73%

    19No city made peace with the Israelites(except the Hivites living in Gibeon); they had to conquer all of them,

  • Josh 2:9-10
    2 verses
    70%

    9She said to the men,“I know the LORD is handing this land over to you. We are absolutely terrified of you, and all who live in the land are cringing before you.

    10For we heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red Sea before you when you left Egypt and how you annihilated the two Amorite kings, Sihon and Og, on the other side of the Jordan.

  • Josh 8:14-17
    4 verses
    70%

    14When the king of Ai saw Israel, they rushed to get up early. Then the men of the city went out to meet Israel in battle, he and all his people, at the meeting place near the rift valley. But he did not realize an ambush was waiting for him behind the city.

    15Joshua and all Israel pretended to be defeated by them and they retreated along the way to the wilderness.

    16All the reinforcements in Ai were ordered to chase them; they chased Joshua and were lured away from the city.

    17No men were left in Ai or Bethel; they all went out after Israel. They left the city wide open and chased Israel.

  • Josh 8:1
    70%

    1Israel Conquers Ai The LORD told Joshua,“Don’t be afraid and don’t panic! Take the whole army with you and march against Ai! See, I am handing over to you the king of Ai, along with his people, city, and land.

  • 2 Chr 14:14
    70%

    14They defeated all the cities surrounding Gerar, for the LORD caused them to panic. The men of Judah looted all the cities, for they contained a huge amount of goods.

  • 1 Sam 17:24
    69%

    24When all the men of Israel saw this man, they retreated from his presence and were very afraid.

  • Josh 10:41
    69%

    41Joshua conquered the area between Kadesh Barnea and Gaza and the whole region of Goshen, all the way to Gibeon.

  • Josh 12:9
    69%

    9the king of Jericho(one), the king of Ai– located near Bethel–(one),

  • Josh 8:20-22
    3 verses
    69%

    20When the men of Ai turned around, they saw the smoke from the city ascending into the sky and were so shocked they were unable to flee in any direction. In the meantime the men who were retreating to the wilderness turned against their pursuers.

    21When Joshua and all Israel saw that the men in ambush had captured the city and that the city was going up in smoke, they turned around and struck down the men of Ai.

    22At the same time the men who had taken the city came out to fight, and the men of Ai were trapped in the middle. The Israelites struck them down, leaving no survivors or refugees.

  • Josh 4:14
    69%

    14That day the LORD brought honor to Joshua before all Israel. They respected him all his life, just as they had respected Moses.

  • Josh 8:11
    69%

    11All the troops that were with him marched up and drew near the city. They camped north of Ai on the other side of the valley.

  • Deut 9:2
    68%

    2They include the Anakites, a numerous and tall people whom you know about and of whom it is said,“Who is able to resist the Anakites?”

  • Num 13:28
    68%

    28But the inhabitants are strong, and the cities are fortified and very large. Moreover we saw the descendants of Anak there.

  • 1 Sam 17:11
    68%

    11When Saul and all the Israelites heard these words of the Philistine, they were upset and very afraid.

  • 2 Chr 17:10
    68%

    10The LORD put fear into all the kingdoms surrounding Judah; they did not make war with Jehoshaphat.

  • Josh 10:25
    68%

    25Then Joshua said to them,“Don’t be afraid and don’t panic! Be strong and brave, for the LORD will do the same thing to all your enemies you fight.”

  • Josh 9:24
    68%

    24They said to Joshua,“It was carefully reported to your subjects how the LORD your God commanded Moses his servant to assign you the whole land and to destroy all who live in the land from before you. Because of you we were terrified we would lose our lives, so we did this thing.

  • Josh 10:20
    68%

    20Joshua and the Israelites almost totally wiped them out, but some survivors did escape to the fortified cities.

  • 2 Chr 20:29
    68%

    29All the kingdoms of the surrounding lands were afraid of God when they heard how the LORD had fought against Israel’s enemies.

  • Josh 8:5
    68%

    5I and all the troops who are with me will approach the city. When they come out to fight us like before, we will retreat from them.

  • Josh 2:24
    68%

    24They told Joshua,“Surely the LORD is handing over all the land to us! All who live in the land are cringing before us!”

  • Num 22:3
    67%

    3And the Moabites were greatly afraid of the people, because they were so numerous. The Moabites were sick with fear because of the Israelites.

  • Judg 6:27
    67%

    27So Gideon took ten of his servants and did just as the LORD had told him. He was too afraid of his father’s family and the men of the city to do it in broad daylight, so he waited until nighttime.

  • Judg 20:11
    67%

    11So all the men of Israel gathered together at the city as allies.

  • Josh 5:1
    67%

    1When all the Amorite kings on the west side of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings along the seacoast heard how the LORD had dried up the water of the Jordan before the Israelites while they crossed, they lost their courage and could not even breathe for fear of the Israelites.