Joshua 9:25

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

So now we are in your power. Do to us what you think is good and appropriate.”

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 16:6 : 6 Abram said to Sarai,“Since your servant is under your authority, do to her whatever you think best.” Then Sarai treated Hagar harshly, so she ran away from Sarai.
  • Judg 8:15 : 15 He approached the men of Succoth and said,“Look what I have! Zebah and Zalmunna! You insulted me, saying,‘You have not yet overpowered Zebah and Zalmunna. So why should we give bread to your exhausted men?’”
  • Judg 10:15 : 15 But the Israelites said to the LORD,“We have sinned. You do to us as you see fit, but deliver us today!”
  • 1 Sam 3:18 : 18 So Samuel told him everything. He did not hold back anything from him. Eli said,“The LORD will do what he pleases.”
  • 2 Sam 24:14 : 14 David said to Gad,“I am very upset! I prefer that we be attacked by the LORD, for his mercy is great; I do not want to be attacked by men!”
  • Isa 47:6 : 6 I was angry at my people; I defiled my special possession and handed them over to you. You showed them no mercy; you even placed a very heavy burden on old people.
  • Jer 26:14 : 14 As to my case, I am in your power. Do to me what you deem fair and proper.
  • Jer 38:5 : 5 King Zedekiah said to them,“Very well, you can do what you want with him. For I cannot do anything to stop you.”
  • Matt 11:26 : 26 Yes, Father, for this was your gracious will.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Josh 9:22-24
    3 verses
    83%

    22 Joshua summoned the Gibeonites and said to them,“Why did you trick us by saying,‘We live far away from you,’ when you really live nearby?

    23 Now you are condemned to perpetual servitude as woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.”

    24 They 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 9:26-27
    2 verses
    78%

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

    27 and that day made them woodcutters and water carriers for the community and for the altar of the LORD at the divinely chosen site.(They continue in that capacity to this very day.)

  • Josh 1:16-17
    2 verses
    77%

    16 They told Joshua,“We will do everything you say. We will go wherever you send us.

    17 Just as we obeyed Moses, so we will obey you. But may the LORD your God be with you as he was with Moses!

  • 14 As to my case, I am in your power. Do to me what you deem fair and proper.

  • 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!”

  • 24 The people said to Joshua,“We will worship the LORD our God and obey him.”

  • Josh 9:8-9
    2 verses
    74%

    8 But they said to Joshua,“We are willing to be your subjects.” So Joshua said to them,“Who are you and where do you come from?”

    9 They told him,“Your subjects have come from a very distant land because of the reputation of the LORD your God, for we have heard the news about all he did in Egypt

  • 11 Our leaders and all who live in our land told us,‘Take provisions for your journey and go meet them. Tell them,“We are willing to be your subjects. Make a treaty with us.”’

  • 15 But the Israelites said to the LORD,“We have sinned. You do to us as you see fit, but deliver us today!”

  • Josh 7:7-9
    3 verses
    72%

    7 Joshua prayed,“O, Sovereign LORD! Why did you bring these people across the Jordan to hand us over to the Amorites so they could destroy us? If only we had been satisfied to live on the other side of the Jordan!

    8 O Lord, what can I say now that Israel has retreated before its enemies?

    9 When the Canaanites and all who live in the land hear about this, they will turn against us and destroy the very memory of us from the earth. What will you do to protect your great reputation?”

  • 72%

    21 The people said to Joshua,“No! We really will worship the LORD.

    22 Joshua said to the people,“Do you agree to be witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen to worship the LORD?” They replied,“We are witnesses!”

  • 36 “So today we are slaves! In the very land you gave to our ancestors to eat its fruit and to enjoy its good things– we are slaves!

  • 18 The LORD drove out from before us all the nations, including the Amorites who lived in the land. So we too will worship the LORD, for he is our God!”

  • 24 Their descendants entered and possessed the land. You subdued before them the Canaanites who were the inhabitants of the land. You delivered them into their hand, together with their kings and the peoples of the land, to deal with as they pleased.

  • 13 Israel 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?”

  • 6 They came to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal and said to him and the men of Israel,“We have come from a distant land. Make a treaty with us.”

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

  • 71%

    24 When 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.

    25 Then 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.”

  • 5 So they said,“If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants for our inheritance. Do not have us cross the Jordan River.”

  • 25 We will be innocent if we carefully keep all these commandments before the LORD our God, just as he demands.”

  • 29 so that you will not do us any harm, just as we have not harmed you, but have always treated you well before sending you away in peace. Now you are blessed by the LORD.”

  • Josh 2:9-10
    2 verses
    70%

    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.

  • 32 And if you come with us, it is certain that whatever good things the LORD will favor us with, we will share with you as well.”

  • 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.”

  • 6 We will obey what the LORD our God to whom we are sending you tells us to do. It does not matter whether we like what he tells us or not. We will obey what he tells us to do so that things will go well for us.”

  • 9 The Present Covenant Setting“Therefore, keep the terms of this covenant and obey them so that you may be successful in everything you do.

  • 21 I 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.

  • 11 Look how they are repaying us! They come to drive us out of our allotted land which you assigned to us!

  • 14 You replied to me that what I had said to you was good.

  • 15 Joshua made a peace treaty with them and agreed to let them live. The leaders of the community sealed it with an oath.

  • 3 You saw everything the LORD your God did to all these nations on your behalf, for the LORD your God fights for you.