Joshua 8:25
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Joshua 8:25 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Joshua 8:25 is a verse from the book of Joshua in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And so it was, that all that fell that day, both of men and women, were twelve thousand, even all the men of Ai." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Joshua 8:25 — KJV
“And so it was, that all that fell that day, both of men and women, were twelve thousand, even all the men of Ai.”
— Joshua 8:25 (KJV)
Joshua 8:25 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 8:25
“And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month. that...: Heb. that understood in hearing”
Shares key themes with Joshua 8:25: day, both, men
“And the letters were sent by posts into all the king's provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, even upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take the spoil of them for a prey.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 8:25: day, both, men
“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 8:25: fell, day, men
“So that all which fell that day of Benjamin were twenty and five thousand men that drew the sword; all these were men of valour.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 8:25: fell, day, men
“And the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men of the valiantest, and commanded them, saying, Go and smite the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the children.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 8:25: men, women, twelve
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