Joshua 8:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Joshua 8:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Joshua 8:16 is a verse from the book of Joshua in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And all the people that were in Ai were called together to pursue after them: and they pursued after Joshua, and were dr..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Joshua 8:16 — KJV
“And all the people that were in Ai were called together to pursue after them: and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.”
— Joshua 8:16 (KJV)
Joshua 8:16 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 8:16
“Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city, and take it: lest I take the city, and it be called after my name. it be called...: Heb. my name be called upon it”
Shares key themes with Joshua 8:16: people, called, together
“And the men of Israel gathered themselves together out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued after the Midianites.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 8:16: together, pursue, after
“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 8:16: people, drawn, away
“So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to his own place, that it slay us not, and our people: for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there. us not...: Heb. me not, and my”
Shares key themes with Joshua 8:16: people, together, away
“And all Israel heard say that Saul had smitten a garrison of the Philistines, and that Israel also was had in abomination with the Philistines. And the people were called together after Saul to Gilgal. was...: Heb. did stink”
Shares key themes with Joshua 8:16: people, called, together
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