Joshua 5:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Joshua 5:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Joshua 5:3 is a verse from the book of Joshua in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins. sharp...: or, kni..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Joshua 5:3 — KJV
“And Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins. sharp...: or, knives of flints the hill...: or, Gibeah-haaraloth”
— Joshua 5:3 (KJV)
Joshua 5:3 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 5:3
“Come up unto me, and help me, that we may smite Gibeon: for it hath made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 5:3: joshua, made, children
“And it came to pass, when Joshua and the children of Israel had made an end of slaying them with a very great slaughter, till they were consumed, that the rest which remained of them entered into fenced cities.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 5:3: joshua, made, children
“When they had made an end of dividing the land for inheritance by their coasts, the children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of Nun among them:”
Shares key themes with Joshua 5:3: joshua, made, children
“These are the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, divided for an inheritance by lot in Shiloh before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. So they made an end of dividing the country.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 5:3: joshua, made, children
“Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours. colours: or, pieces”
Shares key themes with Joshua 5:3: made, children, israel
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