Joshua 19:47
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Joshua 19:47 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Joshua 19:47 is a verse from the book of Joshua in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the coast of the children of Dan went out too little for them: therefore the children of Dan went up to fight agains..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Joshua 19:47 — KJV
“And the coast of the children of Dan went out too little for them: therefore the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father.”
— Joshua 19:47 (KJV)
Joshua 19:47 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 19:47
“Of the children of Dan, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;”
Shares key themes with Joshua 19:47: children, dan, went
“And Nobah went and took Kenath, and the villages thereof, and called it Nobah, after his own name.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 19:47: went, too, took
“Jair the son of Manasseh took all the country of Argob unto the coasts of Geshuri and Maachathi; and called them after his own name, Bashanhavothjair, unto this day.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 19:47: coast, too, took
“On this side Jordan, in the valley over against Bethpeor, in the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon, whom Moses and the children of Israel smote, after they were come forth out of Egypt:”
Shares key themes with Joshua 19:47: children, dan, against
“And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites, that dwelt in the mountain, and in the south, and in the valley. valley: or, low country”
Shares key themes with Joshua 19:47: children, went, fight
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