Joshua 9:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Joshua 9:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Joshua 9:17 is a verse from the book of Joshua in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Che..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Joshua 9:17 — KJV
“And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjathjearim.”
— Joshua 9:17 (KJV)
Joshua 9:17 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 9:17
“In the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai.”
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“There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.”
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“Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.”
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“And it came to pass the selfsame day, that the LORD did bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their armies.”
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“And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 9:17: children, israel, came
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