and you shall rise up from the ambush, and take possession of the city; for Yahweh your God will deliver it into your hand.
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and you shall rise up from the ambush, and take possession of the city; for Yahweh your God will deliver it into your hand.
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Then ye shall rise up from the ambush, and seize upon the city: for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand.
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And ye shall rise up from the ambush, and take possession of the city; for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand.
Cross-references (3)
Passages linked to Joshua 8:7 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Proverbs 21:30-31 There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against Yahweh. The horse is prepared for the day of battle; but victory is with Yahweh.
- Joshua 8:1 Yahweh said to Joshua, “Don’t be afraid, and don’t be dismayed. Take all the warriors with you, and arise, go up to Ai. Behold, I have given into your hand the king of Ai, with his people, his city, and his land.
- 2 Kings 5:1 Now Naaman, captain of the army of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honorable, because by him Yahweh had given victory to Syria: he was also a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Or, drive out (the inhabitants) of the city.
Or, drive out (the inhabitants) of the city.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Jos 8:7 Then ye shall rise up from the…
Jos 8:7 Then ye shall rise up from the ambush, and seize upon the city: for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand.
Ver. 7. For the Lord your God will deliver it, &c.] Thus, "through faith they subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens." {Heb 11:33-34}
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Ye shall rise up from the ambush, to wit,…
Ye shall rise up from the ambush, to wit, upon the signal given, of which Jos 8:18.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Then ye shall rise up from the ambush,.... When…
Then ye shall rise up from the ambush,.... When they should see a signal made, that in Jos 8:18; and when their watch, they might set in a proper place, should see Israel flee, and the men of Ai at a distance from their city, pursuing, and give notice of it to the ambush:
and seize upon the city; enter into it, and take possession of it, its fortresses, and secure its passes:
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for the Lord your God will deliver it into your hand; Joshua expresses himself with great confidence, having the promise of God, and relying on it.
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