Joshua 7:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Joshua 7:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Joshua 7:3 is a verse from the book of Joshua in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And they returned to Joshua, and said unto him, Let not all the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Joshua 7:3 — KJV
“And they returned to Joshua, and said unto him, Let not all the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai; and make not all the people to labour thither; for they are but few. about...: Heb. about two thousand men, or, about three thousand men”
— Joshua 7:3 (KJV)
Joshua 7:3 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 7:3
“And the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 7:3: people, about, three
“Now therefore go to, proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, Whosoever is fearful and afraid, let him return and depart early from mount Gilead. And there returned of the people twenty and two thousand; and there remained ten thousand.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 7:3: returned, let, people
“And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite of the people, and kill, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to the house of God, and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel. to smite...: Heb. to smite of the people wounded as at, etc the house...: or, Bethel”
Shares key themes with Joshua 7:3: people, about, men
“Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel; whereof two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in mount Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 7:3: people, two, three
“And his princes gave willingly unto the people, to the priests, and to the Levites: Hilkiah and Zechariah and Jehiel, rulers of the house of God, gave unto the priests for the passover offerings two thousand and six hundred small cattle, and three hundred oxen. gave willingly: Heb. offered, etc”
Shares key themes with Joshua 7:3: people, two, three
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