Joshua 9:2
What does Joshua 9:2 mean?
A plain-English look at Joshua 9:2 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000that they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.
KJV
King James Version · 1611That they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901that they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Came together with one purpose, to make war against Joshua and Israel.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862that they gather themselves together to fight with Joshua, and with Israel--one mouth.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Gathered themselves together, to fight against Joshua and Israel with one mind, and one resolution.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890that they assembled together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.
Context
v.1And it came to pass, when all the kings that were beyond the Jordan, in the hill-country, and in the lowland, and on all the shore of the great sea in front of Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard thereof;
v.2This passage
v.3But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 8:12
Say ye not, A conspiracy, concerning all whereof this people shall say, A conspiracy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be in dread thereof.
- Revelation 16:14
for they are spirits of demons, working signs; which go forth unto the kings of the whole world, to gather them together unto the war of the great day of God, the Almighty.
- Joel 3:9
Proclaim ye this among the nations; prepare war; stir up the mighty men; let all the men of war draw near, let them come up.
- Acts 4:26
The kings of the earth set themselves in array, And the rulers were gathered together, Against the Lord, and against his Anointed:
- Psalms 2:1
Why do the nations rage, And the peoples meditate a vain thing?
- 2 Chronicles 20:1
And it came to pass after this, that the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them some of the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle.
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