Joshua 8:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Joshua 8:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Joshua 8:20 is a verse from the book of Joshua in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And when the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and, behold, the smoke of the city ascended up to heaven, and they ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Joshua 8:20 — KJV
“And when the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and, behold, the smoke of the city ascended up to heaven, and they had no power to flee this way or that way: and the people that fled to the wilderness turned back upon the pursuers. power: Heb. hand”
— Joshua 8:20 (KJV)
Joshua 8:20 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 8:20
“But when the flame began to arise up out of the city with a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them, and, behold, the flame of the city ascended up to heaven. the flame of: Heb. the whole consumption of”
Shares key themes with Joshua 8:20: looked, behind, behold
“But Absalom fled. And the young man that kept the watch lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came much people by the way of the hill side behind him.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 8:20: looked, behind, behold
“And, behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah's house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon's princes, and those women shall say, Thy friends have set thee on, and have prevailed against thee: thy feet are sunk in the mire, and they are turned away back. Thy friends: Heb. Men of thy peace”
Shares key themes with Joshua 8:20: men, behold, way
“Also her hired men are in the midst of her like fatted bullocks; for they also are turned back, and are fled away together: they did not stand, because the day of their calamity was come upon them, and the time of their visitation. fatted...: Heb. bullocks of the stall”
Shares key themes with Joshua 8:20: men, way, fled
“And, behold, six men came from the way of the higher gate, which lieth toward the north, and every man a slaughter weapon in his hand; and one man among them was clothed with linen, with a writer's inkhorn by his side: and they went in, and stood beside the brasen altar. which lieth: Heb. which is turned a slaughter...: Heb. a weapon of his breaking in pieces by his...: Heb. upon his loins”
Shares key themes with Joshua 8:20: men, behold, way
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