Bible Cross References
now the
Joshua 9:3-21
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And the inhabitants of Gibeon heard of all that the Lord did to Jericho and Ai.
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And they also worked craftily, and they went and made provisions and prepared themselves; and having taken old sacks on their shoulders, and old and torn wineskins,
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and the upper part of their shoes and their sandals [appeared] old and clouted on their feet, and their garments laid upon them, and their provisions were dry and moldy and corrupt.
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And they came to Joshua into the camp of Israel, to Gilgal, and said to Joshua and Israel, We have come from a far land. Now then, make a covenant with us.
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And the children of Israel said to the Hivites, Perhaps you dwell amongst us; how should I make a covenant with you?
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And they said to Joshua, We are your servants. And Joshua said to them, Who are you, and where do you come from?
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And they said, Your servants have come from a very far country in the name of the Lord your God: for we have heard His name, and all that He did in Egypt,
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and all that He did to the kings of the Amorites, who were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Bashan, who dwelt in Ashtaroth.
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And our elders, and all that inhabit our land, when they heard, [they] spoke to us, saying, Take to yourselves provisions for the way, and go to meet them; and you shall say to them, We are your servants, and now make a covenant with us.
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These [are] the loaves- we took them hot for our journey on the day in which we came out to come to you. And now they have dried up, and have become moldy.
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And these [are] the skins of wine which we filled when new, and they are torn; and our garments and our shoes are worn out because of the very long journey.
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And the chiefs took of their provisions, and asked not the [counsel of] the Lord.
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And Joshua made peace with them, and they made a covenant with them to preserve them; and the princes of the congregation swore to them.
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And it came to pass, three days after they had made a covenant with them, [that] they heard that they were close neighbors [of theirs], and that they dwelt among them.
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And the children of Israel departed and came to their cities; and their cities [were] Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and the cities of Jearim.
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But the children of Israel did not fight with them, because all the princes swore to them by the Lord God of Israel; and all the congregation murmured at the princes.
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And the princes said to all the congregation, We have sworn to them by the Lord God of Israel, and now we shall not be able to touch them.
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This we will do: take them alive, and we will preserve them: so there shall not be wrath against us by reason of the oath which we swore to them.
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They shall live, and shall be woodcutters and water carriers to all the congregation, as the princes said to them.
the Amorites
Genesis 15:16
And in the fourth generation they shall return here, for the sins of the Amorites are not yet filled up, even until now.
in his zeal
Deuteronomy 7:16
And you shall eat all the spoils of the nations which the Lord your God gives you; your eye shall not spare them, and you shall not serve their gods; for this is an offense to you.
1 Samuel 14:44
And Saul said to him, God do so to me, and more also, you shall surely die today.
1 Samuel 15:8
And he took Agag the king of Amalek alive, and he killed all the people and Hierim with the edge of the sword.
1 Samuel 15:9
And Saul and all the people saved Agag alive, and the best of the flocks, and of the herds, and of the fruits, of the vineyards, and of all the good things; and they would not destroy them. But every worthless and despised thing they destroyed.
2 Kings 10:16
And he said to him, Come with me, and see my zeal for the Lord. And he caused him to sit in his chariot.
2 Kings 10:31
But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of the Lord God of Israel with all his heart: he departed not from following the sins of Jeroboam, who made Israel to sin.
Luke 9:54
And when they saw this, James and John His disciples said, "Lord, do You wish [that] we should call down fire from heaven and consume them, as Elijah did?"
Luke 9:55
But turning, He rebuked them, and said, "You do not know of what sort of spirit you are.
John 16:2
They will excommunicate you; but a time is coming when everyone who kills you will think that he is offering God a service.
Romans 10:2
For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
Galatians 4:17
They are zealous about you in the wrong way; but they wish to shut you out, so that you will be zealous about them.