Joshua 11:6

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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.”

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  • 2 Sam 8:4 : 4 David seized from him 1,700 charioteers and 20,000 infantrymen. David cut the hamstrings of all but a hundred of the chariot horses.
  • Josh 10:8 : 8 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.”
  • Josh 11:9 : 9 Joshua did to them as the LORD had commanded him; he hamstrung their horses and burned their chariots.
  • Judg 20:28 : 28 Phinehas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron, was serving the LORD in those days),“Should we once more march out to fight the Benjaminites our brothers, or should we quit?” The LORD said,“Attack, for tomorrow I will hand them over to you.”
  • 1 Sam 11:9 : 9 They said to the messengers who had come,“Here’s what you should say to the men of Jabesh Gilead:‘Tomorrow deliverance will come to you when the sun is fully up.’” When the messengers went and told the men of Jabesh Gilead, they were happy.
  • Deut 7:16 : 16 Exhortation to Destroy Canaanite Paganism You must destroy all the people whom the LORD your God is about to deliver over to you; you must not pity them or worship their gods, for that will be a snare to you.
  • Josh 3:5 : 5 Joshua told the people,“Ritually consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will perform miraculous deeds among you.”
  • 2 Chr 20:16 : 16 Tomorrow march down against them as they come up the Ascent of Ziz. You will find them at the end of the ravine in front of the wilderness of Jeruel.
  • Ps 20:7-8 : 7 Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we depend on the LORD our God. 8 They will fall down, but we will stand firm.
  • 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.
  • Ps 46:9 : 9 He brings an end to wars throughout the earth; he shatters the bow and breaks the spear; he burns the shields with fire.
  • Ps 46:11 : 11 The LORD of Heaven’s Armies is on our side! The God of Jacob is our protector!(Selah)
  • Ps 147:10-11 : 10 He is not enamored with the strength of a horse, nor is he impressed by the warrior’s strong legs. 11 The LORD takes delight in his faithful followers, and in those who wait for his loyal love.
  • Prov 20:7 : 7 The righteous person behaves in integrity; blessed are his children after him.
  • Isa 30:16 : 16 You say,‘No, we will flee on horses,’ so you will indeed flee. You say,‘We will ride on fast horses,’ so your pursuers will be fast.
  • Isa 31:1 : 1 Egypt Will Disappoint Those who go down to Egypt for help are as good as dead, those who rely on war horses, and trust in Egypt’s many chariots and in their many, many horsemen. But they do not rely on the Holy One of Israel and do not seek help from the LORD.
  • Hos 14:3 : 3 Assyria cannot save us; we will not ride warhorses. We will never again say,‘Our gods’ to what our own hands have made. For only you will show compassion to Orphan Israel!”

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  • Josh 11:7-13
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    84%

    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.

    9Joshua did to them as the LORD had commanded him; he hamstrung their horses and burned their chariots.

    10At that time Joshua turned, captured Hazor, and struck down its king with the sword, for Hazor was at that time the leader of all these kingdoms.

    11They annihilated everyone who lived there with the sword– no one who breathed remained– and burned Hazor.

    12Joshua captured all these royal cities and all their kings and annihilated them with the sword, as Moses the LORD’s servant had commanded.

    13But Israel did not burn any of the cities located on mounds, except for Hazor; it was the only one Joshua burned.

  • Josh 10:8-10
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    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 10:24-26
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    24When they brought the kings out to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the commanders of the troops who accompanied him,“Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So they came up and put their feet on their necks.

    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.”

    26Then Joshua executed them and hung them on five trees. They were left hanging on the trees until evening.

  • Josh 11:5
    77%

    5All these kings gathered and joined forces at the Waters of Merom to fight Israel.

  • Josh 8:1
    76%

    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.

  • Deut 20:1
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    1Laws 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.

  • Josh 6:2
    74%

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

  • Josh 10:30
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    30The LORD handed it and its king over to Israel, and Israel put the sword to all who lived there; they left no survivors. They did to its king what they had done to the king of Jericho.

  • Deut 31:3-7
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    74%

    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.

    4The LORD will do to them just what he did to Sihon and Og, the Amorite kings, and to their land, which he destroyed.

    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.

  • Josh 5:1
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    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.

  • Josh 9:24
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    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 17:18
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    18The whole hill country will be yours; though it is a forest, you can clear it and it will be entirely yours. You can conquer the Canaanites, though they have chariots with iron-rimmed wheels and are strong.”

  • Deut 3:21-22
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    21I also commanded Joshua at the same time,“You have seen everything the LORD your God did to these two kings; he will do the same to all the kingdoms where you are going.

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

  • Josh 10:42
    73%

    42Joshua captured in one campaign all these kings and their lands, for the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel.

  • Josh 3:10
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    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.

  • Josh 10:19
    73%

    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 10:40
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    40Joshua defeated the whole land, including the hill country, the Negev, the foothills, the slopes, and all their kings. He left no survivors. He annihilated everything that breathed, just as the LORD God of Israel had commanded.

  • Josh 11:20
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    20for the LORD determined to make them obstinate so they would attack Israel. He wanted Israel to annihilate them without mercy, as he had instructed Moses.

  • Deut 3:2
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    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 9:26
    73%

    26Joshua did as they said; he kept the Israelites from killing them

  • Josh 4:15
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    15The LORD told Joshua,

  • 2 Chr 20:17
    73%

    17You will not fight in this battle. Take your positions, stand, and watch the LORD deliver you, O Judah and Jerusalem. Don’t be afraid and don’t panic! Tomorrow march out toward them; the LORD is with you!’”

  • Deut 20:3
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    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,

  • Josh 5:13
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  • Exod 14:25
    72%

    25He jammed the wheels of their chariots so that they had difficulty driving, and the Egyptians said,“Let’s flee from Israel, for the LORD fights for them against Egypt!”

  • Josh 8:27
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    27But Israel did plunder the cattle and the goods of the city, in keeping with the LORD’s orders to Joshua.

  • Josh 3:5
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  • Exod 17:13
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    13So Joshua destroyed Amalek and his army with the sword.

  • Josh 2:24
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    24They told Joshua,“Surely the LORD is handing over all the land to us! All who live in the land are cringing before us!”

  • Josh 9:1
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  • Judg 7:9
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