יְהוֹשׁוּעַ
ye.ho.shu.a
A man of the tribe of Ephraim living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness and Israel before the Monarchy, first mentioned at Exo.17.9;
son of: Nun (H5126); also called Hoshea (KJV: Oshea) at Num.13.8; Jeshua at Neh.8.17;
§ Joshua or Jehoshua = "Jehovah is salvation"
1. son of Nun of the tribe of Ephraim and successor to Moses as the leader of the children of Israel; led the conquest of Canaan
2. a resident of Beth-shemesh on whose land the Ark of the Covenant came to a stop after the Philistines returned it
3. son of Jehozadak and high priest after the restoration
4. governor of Jerusalem under king Josiah who gave his name to a gate of the city of Jerusalem
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.6.14
§ Joshua or Jehoshua = "Jehovah is salvation"
1. son of Nun of the tribe of Ephraim and successor to Moses as the leader of the children of Israel; led the conquest of Canaan
2. a resident of Beth-shemesh on whose land the Ark of the Covenant came to a stop after the Philistines returned it
3. son of Jehozadak and high priest after the restoration
4. governor of Jerusalem under king Josiah who gave his name to a gate of the city of Jerusalem
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ki.23.8
§ Joshua or Jehoshua = "Jehovah is salvation"
1. son of Nun of the tribe of Ephraim and successor to Moses as the leader of the children of Israel; led the conquest of Canaan
2. a resident of Beth-shemesh on whose land the Ark of the Covenant came to a stop after the Philistines returned it
3. son of Jehozadak and high priest after the restoration
4. governor of Jerusalem under king Josiah who gave his name to a gate of the city of Jerusalem
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.2;
son of: Jehozadak (H3087);
father of: Joiakim (H3113); also called Jeshua at Ezr.2.2; 3.2,8; 4.3; 5.2; 1x12.1,7,10,26;
§ Joshua or Jehoshua = "Jehovah is salvation"
1. son of Nun of the tribe of Ephraim and successor to Moses as the leader of the children of Israel; led the conquest of Canaan
2. a resident of Beth-shemesh on whose land the Ark of the Covenant came to a stop after the Philistines returned it
3. son of Jehozadak and high priest after the restoration
4. governor of Jerusalem under king Josiah who gave his name to a gate of the city of Jerusalem
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- Joshua 9:22 יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ
Then Joshua summoned the Gibeonites and said, “Why did you deceive us by telling us you live far away from us, when in fact you live among us?
- Joshua 9:24 יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ
The Gibeonites answered, “Your servants were told clearly that the LORD your God had commanded His servant Moses to give you all the land and wipe out all its inhabitants before you. So we greatly feared for our lives because of you, and that is why we have done this.
- Joshua 9:27 יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ
On that day he made them woodcutters and water carriers, as they are to this day for the congregation of the LORD and for the altar at the place He would choose.
- Joshua 10:1 יְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ
Now Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had captured Ai and devoted it to destruction —doing to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king—and that the people of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were living near them.
- Joshua 10:4 יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ
“Come up and help me. We will attack Gibeon, because they have made peace with Joshua and the Israelites.”
- Joshua 10:6 יְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַ
Then the men of Gibeon sent word to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal: “Do not abandon your servants. Come quickly and save us! Help us, because all the kings of the Amorites from the hill country have joined forces against us.”
- Joshua 10:7 יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ
So Joshua and his whole army, including all the mighty men of valor, came from Gilgal.
- Joshua 10:8 יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙
The LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, for I have delivered them into your hand. Not one of them shall stand against you.”
- Joshua 10:9 יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ
After marching all night from Gilgal, Joshua caught them by surprise.
- Joshua 10:12 יְהוֹשֻׁעַ֙
On the day that the LORD gave the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua spoke to the LORD in the presence of Israel: “O sun, stand still over Gibeon, O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.”
- Joshua 10:15 יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙
Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.
- Joshua 10:17 לִיהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ
And Joshua was informed: “The five kings have been found; they are hiding in the cave at Makkedah.”
- Joshua 10:18 יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ
So Joshua said, “Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and post men there to guard them.
- Joshua 10:20 יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ
So Joshua and the Israelites continued to inflict a terrible slaughter until they had finished them off, and the remaining survivors retreated to the fortified cities.
- Joshua 10:21 יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ
The whole army returned safely to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah, and no one dared to utter a word against the Israelites.
- Joshua 10:22 יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ
Then Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave and bring those five kings out to me.”
- Joshua 10:24 יְהוֹשֻׁעַ֒יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ
When they had brought the kings to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the army commanders who had accompanied him, “Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So the commanders came forward and put their feet on their necks.
- Joshua 10:25 יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ
“Do not be afraid or discouraged,” Joshua said. “Be strong and courageous, for the LORD will do this to all the enemies you fight.”
- Joshua 10:26 יְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַ
After this, Joshua struck down and killed the kings, and he hung their bodies on five trees and left them there until evening.
- Joshua 10:27 יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙
At sunset Joshua ordered that they be taken down from the trees and thrown into the cave in which they had hidden. Then large stones were placed against the mouth of the cave, and the stones are there to this day.
- Joshua 10:28 יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ
On that day Joshua captured Makkedah and put it to the sword, along with its king. He devoted to destruction everyone in the city, leaving no survivors. So he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho.
- Joshua 10:29 יְ֠הוֹשֻׁעַ
Then Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Makkedah to Libnah and fought against Libnah.
- Joshua 10:31 יְ֠הוֹשֻׁעַ
And Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Libnah to Lachish. They laid siege to it and fought against it.
- Joshua 10:33 יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙
At that time Horam king of Gezer went to help Lachish, but Joshua struck him down along with his people, leaving no survivors.
- Joshua 10:34 יְ֠הוֹשֻׁעַ
So Joshua moved on from Lachish to Eglon, and all Israel with him. They laid siege to it and fought against it.
- Joshua 10:36 יְ֠הוֹשֻׁעַ
Then Joshua and all Israel with him went up from Eglon to Hebron and fought against it.
- Joshua 10:38 יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ
Finally Joshua and all Israel with him turned toward Debir and fought against it.
- Joshua 10:40 יְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ
So Joshua conquered the whole region—the hill country, the Negev, the foothills, and the slopes, together with all their kings—leaving no survivors. He devoted to destruction everything that breathed, just as the LORD, the God of Israel, had commanded.
- Joshua 10:41 יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ
Joshua conquered the area from Kadesh-barnea to Gaza, and the whole region of Goshen as far as Gibeon.
- Joshua 10:42 יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ
And because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel, Joshua captured all these kings and their land in one campaign.
- Joshua 10:43 יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙
Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.
- Joshua 11:6 יְהוֹשֻׁעַ֮
Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, for by this time tomorrow I will deliver all of them slain before Israel. You are to hamstring their horses and burn up their chariots.”
- Joshua 11:7 יְהוֹשֻׁ֡עַ
So by the waters of Merom, Joshua and his whole army came upon them suddenly and attacked them,
- Joshua 11:9 יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ
Joshua treated them as the LORD had told him; he hamstrung their horses and burned up their chariots.
- Joshua 11:10 יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ
At that time Joshua turned back and captured Hazor and put its king to the sword, because Hazor was formerly the head of all these kingdoms.
- Joshua 11:12 יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ
Joshua captured all these kings and their cities and put them to the sword. He devoted them to destruction, as Moses the LORD’s servant had commanded.
- Joshua 11:13 יְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃
Yet Israel did not burn any of the cities built on their mounds, except Hazor, which Joshua burned.
- Joshua 11:15 יְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ
As the LORD had commanded His servant Moses, so Moses commanded Joshua. That is what Joshua did, leaving nothing undone of all that the LORD had commanded Moses.
- Joshua 11:16 יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ
So Joshua took this entire region: the hill country, all the Negev, all the land of Goshen, the western foothills, the Arabah, and the mountains of Israel and their foothills,
- Joshua 11:18 יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ
Joshua waged war against all these kings for a long period of time.
- Joshua 11:21 יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַיְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃
At that time Joshua proceeded to eliminate the Anakim from the hill country of Hebron, Debir, and Anab, and from all the hill country of Judah and of Israel. Joshua devoted them to destruction, along with their cities.
- Joshua 11:23 יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַיְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַ
So Joshua took the entire land, in keeping with all that the LORD had spoken to Moses. And Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to the allotments to their tribes. Then the land had rest from war.
- Joshua 12:7 יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ
And these are the kings of the land that Joshua and the Israelites conquered beyond the Jordan to the west, from Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir (according to the allotments to the tribes of Israel, Joshua gave them as an inheritance
- Joshua 13:1 וִיהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ
Now Joshua was old and well along in years, and the LORD said to him, “You are old and well along in years, but very much of the land remains to be possessed.
- Joshua 14:1 וִיהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ
Now these are the portions that the Israelites inherited in the land of Canaan, as distributed by Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the tribes of Israel.
- Joshua 14:6 יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙
Then the sons of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know what the LORD said to Moses the man of God at Kadesh-barnea about you and me.
- Joshua 14:13 יְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַ
Then Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him Hebron as his inheritance.
- Joshua 15:13 לִֽיהוֹשֻׁ֑עַ
According to the LORD’s command to him, Joshua gave Caleb son of Jephunneh a portion among the sons of Judah—Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.)
- Joshua 17:4 יְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ
They approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders, and said, “The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers.” So Joshua gave them an inheritance among their father’s brothers, in keeping with the command of the LORD.
- Joshua 17:14 יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ
Then the sons of Joseph said to Joshua, “Why have you given us only one portion as an inheritance? We have many people, because the LORD has blessed us abundantly.”