Joshua 8:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Joshua 8:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Joshua 8:8 is a verse from the book of Joshua in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And it shall be, when ye have taken the city, that ye shall set the city on fire: according to the commandment of the LO..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Joshua 8:8 — KJV
“And it shall be, when ye have taken the city, that ye shall set the city on fire: according to the commandment of the LORD shall ye do. See, I have commanded you.”
— Joshua 8:8 (KJV)
Joshua 8:8 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 8:8
“Yet the LORD testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets. by: Heb. by the hand of”
Shares key themes with Joshua 8:8: according, commandment, lord
“And he set the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet: for so was the commandment of the LORD by his prophets. commandment of the LORD: Heb. commandment by the hand of the LORD by: Heb. by the hand of”
Shares key themes with Joshua 8:8: set, according, commandment
“And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat of the lamb is taken away from the sacrifice of the peace offerings; and the priest shall burn them upon the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the LORD: and the priest shall make an atonement for his sin that he hath committed, and it shall be forgiven him.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 8:8: taken, fire, according
“And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses: so they pitched by their standards, and so they set forward, every one after their families, according to the house of their fathers.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 8:8: set, according, lord
“According to the commandment of the LORD they were numbered by the hand of Moses, every one according to his service, and according to his burden: thus were they numbered of him, as the LORD commanded Moses.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 8:8: according, commandment, lord
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