Verse 24

And they answered{H6030}{(H8799)} Joshua{H3091}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Because it was certainly{H5046}{(H8715)} told{H5046}{(H8717)} thy servants{H5650}, how that the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} commanded{H6680}{(H8765)} his servant{H5650} Moses{H4872} to give{H5414}{(H8800)} you all the land{H776}, and to destroy{H8045}{(H8687)} all the inhabitants{H3427}{(H8802)} of the land{H776} from before{H6440} you, therefore we were sore{H3966} afraid{H3372}{(H8799)} of our lives{H5315} because{H6440} of you, and have done{H6213}{(H8799)} this thing{H1697}.

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 23:31-33 : 31 And I will set{H7896}{(H8804)} thy bounds{H1366} from the Red{H5488} sea{H3220} even unto the sea{H3220} of the Philistines{H6430}, and from the desert{H4057} unto the river{H5104}: for I will deliver{H5414}{(H8799)} the inhabitants{H3427}{(H8802)} of the land{H776} into your hand{H3027}; and thou shalt drive them out{H1644}{(H8765)} before{H6440} thee. 32 Thou shalt make{H3772}{(H8799)} no covenant{H1285} with them, nor with their gods{H430}. 33 They shall not dwell{H3427}{(H8799)} in thy land{H776}, lest they make thee sin{H2398}{(H8686)} against me: for if thou serve{H5647}{(H8799)} their gods{H430}, it will surely be a snare{H4170} unto thee.
  • Deut 7:1-2 : 1 When the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} shall bring{H935}{(H8686)} thee into the land{H776} whither thou goest{H935}{(H8802)} to possess{H3423}{(H8800)} it, and hath cast out{H5394}{(H8804)} many{H7227} nations{H1471} before{H6440} thee, the Hittites{H2850}, and the Girgashites{H1622}, and the Amorites{H567}, and the Canaanites{H3669}, and the Perizzites{H6522}, and the Hivites{H2340}, and the Jebusites{H2983}, seven{H7651} nations{H1471} greater{H7227} and mightier{H6099} than thou; 2 And when the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} shall deliver{H5414}{(H8804)} them before{H6440} thee; thou shalt smite{H5221}{(H8689)} them, and utterly{H2763}{(H8687)} destroy{H2763}{(H8686)} them; thou shalt make{H3772}{(H8799)} no covenant{H1285} with them, nor shew mercy{H2603}{(H8799)} unto them:
  • Deut 20:15-17 : 15 Thus shalt thou do{H6213}{(H8799)} unto all the cities{H5892} which are very{H3966} far off{H7350} from thee, which{H2007} are not of the cities{H5892} of these nations{H1471}. 16 But of the cities{H5892} of these people{H5971}, which the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} doth give{H5414}{(H8802)} thee for an inheritance{H5159}, thou shalt save alive{H2421}{(H8762)} nothing that breatheth{H5397}: 17 But thou shalt utterly{H2763}{(H8687)} destroy{H2763}{(H8686)} them; namely, the Hittites{H2850}, and the Amorites{H567}, the Canaanites{H3669}, and the Perizzites{H6522}, the Hivites{H2340}, and the Jebusites{H2983}; as the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} hath commanded{H6680}{(H8765)} thee:
  • Josh 9:9 : 9 And they said{H559}{(H8799)} unto him, From a very{H3966} far{H7350} country{H776} thy servants{H5650} are come{H935}{(H8804)} because of the name{H8034} of the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430}: for we have heard{H8085}{(H8804)} the fame{H8089} of him, and all that he did{H6213}{(H8804)} in Egypt{H4714},
  • Job 2:4 : 4 And Satan{H7854} answered{H6030}{(H8799)} the LORD{H3068}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Skin{H5785} for skin{H5785}, yea, all that a man{H376} hath will he give{H5414}{(H8799)} for his life{H5315}.
  • Matt 10:28 : 28 And{G2532} fear{G5399}{(G5676)}{G575} not{G3361} them which{G3588} kill{G615}{(G5723)} the body{G4983}, but{G1161} are{G1410} not{G3361} able{G1410}{(G5740)} to kill{G615}{(G5658)} the soul{G5590}: but{G1161} rather{G3123} fear{G5399}{(G5676)} him which{G3588} is able{G1410}{(G5740)} to destroy{G622}{(G5658)} both{G2532} soul{G5590} and{G2532} body{G4983} in{G1722} hell{G1067}.
  • Deut 7:23-24 : 23 But the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} shall deliver{H5414}{(H8804)} them unto thee{H6440}, and shall destroy{H1949}{(H8804)} them with a mighty{H1419} destruction{H4103}, until they be destroyed{H8045}{(H8736)}. 24 And he shall deliver{H5414}{(H8804)} their kings{H4428} into thine hand{H3027}, and thou shalt destroy{H6}{(H8689)} their name{H8034} from under heaven{H8064}: there shall no man{H376} be able to stand{H3320}{(H8691)} before{H6440} thee, until thou have destroyed{H8045}{(H8687)} them.
  • Num 33:51-52 : 51 Speak{H1696}{(H8761)} unto the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}, and say{H559}{(H8804)} unto them, When ye are passed over{H5674}{(H8802)} Jordan{H3383} into the land{H776} of Canaan{H3667}; 52 Then ye shall drive out{H3423}{(H8689)} all the inhabitants{H3427}{(H8802)} of the land{H776} from before{H6440} you, and destroy{H6}{(H8765)} all their pictures{H4906}, and destroy{H6}{(H8762)} all their molten{H4541} images{H6754}, and quite pluck down{H8045}{(H8686)} all their high places{H1116}:
  • Num 33:55-56 : 55 But if ye will not drive out{H3423}{(H8686)} the inhabitants{H3427}{(H8802)} of the land{H776} from before{H6440} you; then it shall come to pass, that those which ye let remain{H3498}{(H8686)} of them shall be pricks{H7899} in your eyes{H5869}, and thorns{H6796} in your sides{H6654}, and shall vex{H6887}{(H8804)} you in the land{H776} wherein ye dwell{H3427}{(H8802)}. 56 Moreover it shall come to pass, that I shall do{H6213}{(H8799)} unto you, as I thought{H1819}{(H8765)} to do{H6213}{(H8800)} unto them.
  • Exod 15:14-16 : 14 The people{H5971} shall hear{H8085}{(H8804)}, and be afraid{H7264}{(H8799)}: sorrow{H2427} shall take hold{H270}{(H8804)} on the inhabitants{H3427}{(H8802)} of Palestina{H6429}. 15 Then{H227} the dukes{H441} of Edom{H123} shall be amazed{H926}{(H8738)}; the mighty men{H352} of Moab{H4124}, trembling{H7461} shall take hold{H270}{(H8799)} upon them; all the inhabitants{H3427}{(H8802)} of Canaan{H3667} shall melt away{H4127}{(H8738)}. 16 Fear{H367} and dread{H6343} shall fall{H5307}{(H8799)} upon them; by the greatness{H1419} of thine arm{H2220} they shall be as still{H1826}{(H8799)} as a stone{H68}; till thy people{H5971} pass over{H5674}{(H8799)}, O LORD{H3068}, till the people{H5971} pass over{H5674}{(H8799)}, which{H2098} thou hast purchased{H7069}{(H8804)}.