Joshua 20:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Joshua 20:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Joshua 20:5 is a verse from the book of Joshua in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And if the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not deliver the slayer up into his hand; because he smote ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Joshua 20:5 — KJV
“And if the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not deliver the slayer up into his hand; because he smote his neighbour unwittingly, and hated him not beforetime.”
— Joshua 20:5 (KJV)
Joshua 20:5 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 20:5
“Lest the avenger of the blood pursue the slayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and slay him; whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not in time past. slay...: Heb. smite him in life in...: Heb. from yesterday the third day”
Shares key themes with Joshua 20:5: avenger, blood, pursue
“Then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 20:5: avenger, blood, then
“And ye murmured in your tents, and said, Because the LORD hated us, he hath brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 20:5: deliver, into, hand
“The LORD hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the LORD hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man. behold...: Heb. behold thee in thy evil”
Shares key themes with Joshua 20:5: blood, deliver, into
“But Amaziah would not hear; for it came of God, that he might deliver them into the hand of their enemies, because they sought after the gods of Edom.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 20:5: after, deliver, into
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