Joshua 8:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Joshua 8:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Joshua 8:3 is a verse from the book of Joshua in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valo..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Joshua 8:3 — KJV
“So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valour, and sent them away by night.”
— Joshua 8:3 (KJV)
Joshua 8:3 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 8:3
“And Abijah set the battle in array with an army of valiant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men: Jeroboam also set the battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, being mighty men of valour. Abijah set: Heb. Abijah bound together”
Shares key themes with Joshua 8:3: war, against, chose
“And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 8:3: people, thousand, mighty
“So Joshua ascended from Gilgal, he, and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valour.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 8:3: joshua, people, war
“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 8:3: people, against, thirty
“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 8:3: people, chose, thousand
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