The LORD said to Joshua, "Do not be afraid of them. I have already given you the victory. Not one of them will be able to stand against you."

The LORD is my light and my salvation; I will fear no one. The LORD protects me from all danger; I will never be afraid.

When evil people attack me and try to kill me, they stumble and fall.

The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge.

Joshua told the people, "Purify yourselves, because tomorrow the LORD will perform miracles among you."

(SEE 20:27)

They said to the messengers from Jabesh, "Tell your people that before noon tomorrow they will be rescued." When the people of Jabesh received the message, they were overjoyed

Attack them tomorrow as they come up the pass at Ziz. You will meet them at the end of the valley that leads to the wild country near Jeruel.

Joshua did to them what the LORD had commanded: he crippled their horses and burned their chariots.

David captured seventeen hundred of his cavalry and twenty thousand of his foot soldiers. He kept enough horses for a hundred chariots and crippled all the rest.

Destroy every nation that the LORD your God places in your power, and do not show them any mercy. Do not worship their gods, for that would be fatal.

Some trust in their war chariots and others in their horses, but we trust in the power of the LORD our God.

Such people will stumble and fall, but we will rise and stand firm.

He stops wars all over the world; he breaks bows, destroys spears, and sets shields on fire.

His pleasure is not in strong horses, nor his delight in brave soldiers;

but he takes pleasure in those who honor him, in those who trust in his constant love.

Children are fortunate if they have a father who is honest and does what is right.

Instead, you plan to escape from your enemies by riding fast horses. And you are right---escape is what you will have to do! You think your horses are fast enough, but those who pursue you will be faster!

Those who go to Egypt for help are doomed! They are relying on Egypt's vast military strength---horses, chariots, and soldiers. But they do not rely on the LORD, the holy God of Israel, or ask him for help.

Assyria can never save us, and war horses cannot protect us. We will never again say to our idols that they are our God. O LORD, you show mercy to those who have no one else to turn to."