Joshua 15:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Joshua 15:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Joshua 15:16 is a verse from the book of Joshua in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Joshua 15:16 — KJV
“And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.”
— Joshua 15:16 (KJV)
Joshua 15:16 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 15:16
“And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 15:16: caleb, smiteth, kirjathsepher
“And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 15:16: caleb, achsah, daughter
“And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 15:16: give, daughter, wife
“If his master have given him a wife, and she have born him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master's, and he shall go out by himself.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 15:16: give, daughter, wife
“When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draweth near for to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that smiteth him, and putteth forth her hand, and taketh him by the secrets:”
Shares key themes with Joshua 15:16: smiteth, taketh, wife
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