Joshua 22:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Joshua 22:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Joshua 22:17 is a verse from the book of Joshua in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us, from which we are not cleansed until this day, although there was a plague in..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Joshua 22:17 — KJV
“Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us, from which we are not cleansed until this day, although there was a plague in the congregation of the LORD,”
— Joshua 22:17 (KJV)
Joshua 22:17 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 22:17
“Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 22:17: peor, plague, congregation
“The same day did the king hallow the middle of the court that was before the house of the LORD: for there he offered burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings: because the brasen altar that was before the LORD was too little to receive the burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 22:17: too, little, day
“Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD: although...: or, should I have continued an husband unto them?”
Shares key themes with Joshua 22:17: too, day, although
“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 22:17: until, day, congregation
“And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 22:17: too, day, congregation
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