Joshua 11:14 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁴ The people of Israel kept for themselves all the things they found in the cities. They kept all the animals that they found in the city. But they killed all the people there. They did not allow any people to be left alive.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁴ And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the children of Israel took for a prey unto themselves; but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, neither left they any to breathe.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁴ And all the spoil of these cities and the livestock the Israelites took for their booty; but every man they smote with the sword until they had destroyed them, and they left none who breathed.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁴ And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the children of Israel took for a prey unto themselves; but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, neither left they any that breathed.

Common English Bible

¹⁴ The Israelites took all the valuable things from those cities and the cattle as plunder for themselves. But they struck down every person without mercy until they had wiped them out. They didn’t let anything that breathed survive.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁴ And the sons of Israel divided among themselves all the plunder of these cities, and the cattle, putting to death all persons.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁴ And the children of Israel divided among themselves all the spoil of these cities and the cattle, killing all the men.

Joshua 11:14 Cross References

2 Chronicles 20:25

Jehoshaphat and his army came to take valuable things from the bodies. They found many animals, riches, clothes, and valuable things. Jehoshaphat and his army took those things for themselves. The things were more than Jehoshaphat and his people could carry away. They spent three days taking away the valuable things from the dead bodies, because there was so much.

Numbers 31:9

The people of Israel took the Midianite women and children as prisoners. They also took all their sheep, cows, and other things.

Deuteronomy 20:14

But you may take for yourselves the women, the children, the cows, and everything else in the city. You may use all these things. The Lord your God has given these things to you.

Deuteronomy 20:16

“But when you take cities in the land that the Lord your God is giving you, you must kill everyone.

Joshua 10:40

So Joshua defeated all the kings of the cities of the hill country, the Negev, [48] the western foothills, and the eastern foothills. The Lord God of Israel had told Joshua to kill all the people. So Joshua did not leave anyone alive in those places.

Joshua 11:11

The army of Israel killed every person in that city. They completely destroyed all the people. There was nothing left alive. Then they burned the city.

Joshua 11:13

But the army of Israel did not burn any cities that were built on hills. The only city built on a hill that they burned was Hazor. This is the city Joshua burned.

Joshua 11:15

Long ago the Lord commanded his servant Moses to do this. Then Moses commanded Joshua to do this. So Joshua obeyed God. Joshua did everything that the Lord had commanded Moses.

Joshua 8:2

You will do to Ai and its king the same thing you did to Jericho and its king. Only this time you can take all the wealth and animals and keep it for yourselves. You will share the wealth with your people. Now, tell some of your soldiers to hide behind the city.”

Joshua 8:27

The people of Israel kept the animals and other things from the city for themselves. This is what the Lord said they could do when he gave Joshua the commands.