Joshua 6:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Joshua 6:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Joshua 6:18 is a verse from the book of Joshua in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And ye, in any wise keep yourselves from the accursed thing, lest ye make yourselves accursed, when ye take of the accur..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Joshua 6:18 — KJV
“And ye, in any wise keep yourselves from the accursed thing, lest ye make yourselves accursed, when ye take of the accursed thing, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it. accursed: or, devoted a curse: or, devoted”
— Joshua 6:18 (KJV)
Joshua 6:18 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.
Cross-References for Joshua 6:18
“Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the LORD your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, which the LORD thy God hath forbidden thee.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 6:18: any, yourselves, thing
“Up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow: for thus saith the LORD God of Israel, There is an accursed thing in the midst of thee, O Israel: thou canst not stand before thine enemies, until ye take away the accursed thing from among you.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 6:18: yourselves, accursed, thing
“And the sons of Carmi; Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the thing accursed. Achar: or, Achan”
Shares key themes with Joshua 6:18: accursed, thing, israel
“Israel hath sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant which I commanded them: for they have even taken of the accursed thing, and have also stolen, and dissembled also, and they have put it even among their own stuff.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 6:18: accursed, thing, take
“And it shall be, that he that is taken with the accursed thing shall be burnt with fire, he and all that he hath: because he hath transgressed the covenant of the LORD, and because he hath wrought folly in Israel. folly: or, wickedness”
Shares key themes with Joshua 6:18: accursed, thing, take
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