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Old TestamentJoshua · Chapter 17

Joshua 17:18

Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Joshua 17:18 — by Collins Asein

Quick Summary

Joshua 17:18 is a verse from the book of Joshua in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But the mountain shall be thine; for it is a wood, and thou shalt cut it down: and the outgoings of it shall be thine: f..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.

Joshua 17:18 — KJV

But the mountain shall be thine; for it is a wood, and thou shalt cut it down: and the outgoings of it shall be thine: for thou shalt drive out the Canaanites, though they have iron chariots, and though they be strong.

Joshua 17:18 (KJV)

Joshua 17:18 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.

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Cross-References for Joshua 17:18

And build an altar unto the LORD thy God upon the top of this rock, in the ordered place, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the grove which thou shalt cut down. rock: Heb. strong place in the ordered...: or, in an orderly manner

Shares key themes with Joshua 17:18: wood, shalt, cut

As when a man goeth into the wood with his neighbour to hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the head slippeth from the helve, and lighteth upon his neighbour, that he die; he shall flee unto one of those cities, and live: head: Heb. iron helve: Heb. wood lighteth...: Heb. findeth

Shares key themes with Joshua 17:18: wood, cut, down

When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands.

Shares key themes with Joshua 17:18: thine, shalt, cut

And the LORD was with Judah; and he drave out the inhabitants of the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron. drave...: or, possessed the mountain

Shares key themes with Joshua 17:18: mountain, drive, iron

By thy messengers thou hast reproached the Lord, and hast said, With the multitude of my chariots I am come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon, and will cut down the tall cedar trees thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the lodgings of his borders, and into the forest of his Carmel. By: Heb. By the hand of tall...: Heb. tallness, etc of his Carmel: or, and his fruitful field

Shares key themes with Joshua 17:18: mountain, cut, down

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