Joshua 10:8

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

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  • Deut 3:2 : 2 The LORD, however, said to me,“Don’t be afraid of him because I have already given him, his whole army, and his land to you. You will do to him exactly what you did to King Sihon of the Amorites who lived in Heshbon.”
  • Josh 11:6 : 6 The LORD told Joshua,“Don’t be afraid of them, for about this time tomorrow I will cause all of them to lie dead before Israel. You must hamstring their horses and burn their chariots.”
  • Judg 4:14-15 : 14 Deborah said to Barak,“Spring into action, for this is the day the LORD is handing Sisera over to you! Has the LORD not taken the lead?” So Barak went down from Mount Tabor with ten thousand men following him. 15 The LORD routed Sisera, all his chariotry, and all his army with the edge of the sword. Sisera jumped out of his chariot and ran away on foot.
  • Ps 27:1-2 : 1 By David. The LORD delivers and vindicates me! I fear no one! The LORD protects my life! I am afraid of no one! 2 When evil men attack me to devour my flesh, when my adversaries and enemies attack me, they stumble and fall.
  • Isa 41:10-15 : 10 Don’t be afraid, for I am with you! Don’t be frightened, for I am your God! I strengthen you– yes, I help you– yes, I uphold you with my saving right hand! 11 Look, all who were angry at you will be ashamed and humiliated; your adversaries will be reduced to nothing and perish. 12 When you will look for your opponents, you will not find them; your enemies will be reduced to absolutely nothing. 13 For I am the LORD your God, the one who takes hold of your right hand, who says to you,‘Don’t be afraid, I am helping you.’ 14 Don’t be afraid, despised insignificant Jacob, men of Israel. I am helping you,” says the LORD, your protector, the Holy One of Israel. 15 “Look, I am making you like a sharp threshing sledge, new and double-edged. You will thresh the mountains and crush them; you will make the hills like straw.
  • Rom 8:31 : 31 What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
  • Josh 1:5-9 : 5 No one will be able to resist you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not abandon you or leave you alone. 6 Be strong and brave! You must lead these people in the conquest of this land that I solemnly promised their ancestors I would hand over to them. 7 Make sure you are very strong and brave! Carefully obey all the law my servant Moses charged you to keep! Do not swerve from it to the right or to the left, so that you may be successful in all you do. 8 This law scroll must not leave your lips! You must memorize it day and night so you can carefully obey all that is written in it. Then you will prosper and be successful. 9 I repeat, be strong and brave! Don’t be afraid and don’t panic, for I, the LORD your God, am with you in all you do.”
  • Josh 8:1 : 1 Israel 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.
  • Deut 20:1-4 : 1 Laws Concerning War with Distant Enemies When you go to war against your enemies and see chariotry and troops who outnumber you, do not be afraid of them, for the LORD your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, is with you. 2 As you move forward for battle, the priest will approach and say to the soldiers, 3 “Listen, Israel! Today you are moving forward to do battle with your enemies. Do not be fainthearted. Do not fear and tremble or be terrified because of them, 4 for the LORD your God goes with you to fight on your behalf against your enemies to give you victory.”

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Josh 10:25
    85%

    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 8:1
    83%

    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.

  • Josh 11:6-8
    3 verses
    82%

    6The LORD told Joshua,“Don’t be afraid of them, for about this time tomorrow I will cause all of them to lie dead before Israel. You must hamstring their horses and burn their chariots.”

    7Joshua and his whole army caught them by surprise at the Waters of Merom and attacked them.

    8The LORD handed them over to Israel and they struck them down and chased them all the way to Greater Sidon, Misrephoth Maim, and the Mizpah Valley to the east. They struck them down until no survivors remained.

  • Deut 3:22
    80%

    22Do not be afraid of them, for the LORD your God will personally fight for you.”

  • Deut 31:5-8
    4 verses
    79%

    5The LORD will deliver them over to you and you will do to them according to the whole commandment I have given you.

    6Be strong and courageous! Do not fear or tremble before them, for the LORD your God is the one who is going with you. He will not fail you or abandon you!”

    7Then Moses called out to Joshua in the presence of all Israel,“Be strong and courageous, for you will accompany these people to the land that the LORD promised to give their ancestors, and you will enable them to inherit it.

    8The LORD is indeed going before you– he will be with you; he will not fail you or abandon you. Do not be afraid or discouraged!”

  • Josh 10:9-10
    2 verses
    79%

    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 2:24
    78%

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

  • Deut 11:25
    78%

    25Nobody 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.

  • Josh 1:9-10
    2 verses
    78%

    9I repeat, be strong and brave! Don’t be afraid and don’t panic, for I, the LORD your God, am with you in all you do.”

    10Joshua Prepares for the Invasion Joshua instructed the leaders of the people:

  • Deut 3:2
    78%

    2The LORD, however, said to me,“Don’t be afraid of him because I have already given him, his whole army, and his land to you. You will do to him exactly what you did to King Sihon of the Amorites who lived in Heshbon.”

  • Josh 6:2
    78%

    2The LORD told Joshua,“See, I am about to defeat Jericho for you, along with its king and its warriors.

  • Josh 23:9
    77%

    9“The LORD drove out from before you great and mighty nations; no one has been able to resist you to this very day.

  • Deut 1:29
    77%

    29So I responded to you,“Do not be terrified of them!

  • Josh 10:19
    77%

    19But don’t you delay! Chase your enemies and catch them! Don’t allow them to retreat to their cities, for the LORD your God is handing them over to you.”

  • Josh 9:24
    76%

    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.

  • Deut 20:3
    76%

    3“Listen, Israel! Today you are moving forward to do battle with your enemies. Do not be fainthearted. Do not fear and tremble or be terrified because of them,

  • Deut 7:18
    76%

    18you must not fear them. You must carefully recall what the LORD your God did to Pharaoh and all Egypt,

  • Deut 31:3
    76%

    3As for the LORD your God, he is about to cross over before you; he will destroy these nations before you and you will dispossess them. As for Joshua, he is about to cross before you just as the LORD has said.

  • Josh 4:14-15
    2 verses
    76%

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

    15The LORD told Joshua,

  • Josh 5:13
    75%

    13Israel Conquers Jericho When Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him holding a drawn sword. Joshua approached him and asked him,“Are you on our side or allied with our enemies?”

  • Josh 1:5-6
    2 verses
    75%

    5No one will be able to resist you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not abandon you or leave you alone.

    6Be strong and brave! You must lead these people in the conquest of this land that I solemnly promised their ancestors I would hand over to them.

  • Num 21:34
    74%

    34And the LORD said to Moses,“Do not fear him, for I have delivered him and all his people and his land into your hand. You will do to him what you did to King Sihon of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon.”

  • Josh 2:9
    74%

    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.

  • Josh 10:7
    74%

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

  • Josh 5:1
    74%

    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.

  • 2 Kgs 17:39
    74%

    39Instead you must worship the LORD your God; then he will rescue you from the power of all your enemies.”

  • Josh 21:44
    74%

    44The LORD made them secure, in fulfillment of all he had solemnly promised their ancestors. None of their enemies could resist them. The LORD handed all their enemies over to them.

  • Jer 1:8
    74%

    8Do not be afraid of those to whom I send you, for I will be with you to protect you,” says the LORD.

  • Deut 31:23
    74%

    23and the LORD commissioned Joshua son of Nun,“Be strong and courageous, for you will take the Israelites to the land I have promised them, and I will be with you.”

  • Josh 3:10
    74%

    10Joshua continued,“This is how you will know the living God is among you and that he will truly drive out before you the Canaanites, Hittites, Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites, and Jebusites.

  • Deut 7:24
    74%

    24He will hand over their kings to you and you will erase their very names from memory. Nobody will be able to resist you until you destroy them.

  • Judg 7:9
    74%

    9Gideon Reassured of Victory That night the LORD said to Gideon,“Get up! Attack the camp, for I am handing it over to you.

  • Exod 23:27
    74%

    27“I will send my terror before you, and I will alarm all the people whom you encounter; I will make all your enemies turn their backs to you.

  • Josh 24:11
    74%

    11You crossed the Jordan and came to Jericho. The leaders of Jericho, as well as the Amorites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hittites, Girgashites, Hivites, and Jebusites, fought with you, but I handed them over to you.