Joshua 10:26
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Joshua 10:26 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Joshua 10:26 is a verse from the book of Joshua in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And afterward Joshua smote them, and slew them, and hanged them on five trees: and they were hanging upon the trees unti..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Joshua 10:26 — KJV
“And afterward Joshua smote them, and slew them, and hanged them on five trees: and they were hanging upon the trees until the evening.”
— Joshua 10:26 (KJV)
Joshua 10:26 in Context — About the Book of Joshua
Joshua is the book of possessed promises. After Moses' death, Joshua leads Israel across the Jordan, around Jericho's walls, and into the inheritance God swore to Abraham. It is a manual for courage — God's command to be strong and courageous frames the whole conquest.
Cross-References for Joshua 10:26
“And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees: only in Kirharaseth left they the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about it, and smote it. only in...: Heb. until he left its stones in Kirharaseth”
Shares key themes with Joshua 10:26: smote, trees, until
“And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until eventide: and as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his carcase down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and raise thereon a great heap of stones, that remaineth unto this day.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 10:26: joshua, hanged, until
“Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote him and his people, until he had left him none remaining.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 10:26: joshua, smote, until
“And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening. in...: Heb. between the two evenings”
Shares key themes with Joshua 10:26: until, evening
“And thou shalt make for the hanging five pillars of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, and their hooks shall be of gold: and thou shalt cast five sockets of brass for them.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 10:26: five, hanging
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