Joshua 11:6 - Revised Standard Version

⁶ And the Lord said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, for tomorrow at this time I will give over all of them, slain, to Israel; you shall hamstring their horses, and burn their chariots with fire.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁶ And the LORD said unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of them: for to morrow about this time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel: thou shalt hough their horses, and burn their chariots with fire.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ But the Lord said to Joshua, Do not be afraid because of them, for tomorrow by this time I will give them up all slain to Israel; you shall hamstring their horses and burn their chariots with fire.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶ And Jehovah said unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of them; for to-morrow at this time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel: thou shalt hock their horses, and burn their chariots with fire.

Common English Bible

⁶ The LORD said to Joshua, “Don’t be afraid of them. By this time tomorrow, I will make them all dead bodies in Israel’s presence. Cripple their horses! Burn their chariots!”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ And the Lord said to Joshua: "You should not fear them. For tomorrow, at this same hour, I will deliver all these to be wounded in the sight of Israel. You will hamstring their horses, and you will burn their chariots with fire."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁶ And the Lord said to Josue: Fear them not: for to-morrow at this same hour I will deliver all these to be slain in the sight of Israel. Thou shalt hamstring their horses, and thou shalt burn their chariots with fire.

Joshua 11:6 Cross References

2 Samuel 8:4

And David took from him a thousand and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand foot soldiers; and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but left enough for a hundred chariots.

2 Kings 6:16

He said, “Fear not, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.”

2 Chronicles 20:16

Tomorrow go down against them; behold, they will come up by the ascent of Ziz; you will find them at the end of the valley, east of the wilderness of Jeruel.

Psalm 46:10

“Be still, and know that I am God. I am exalted among the nations, I am exalted in the earth!”

Psalm 46:11

The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah

Psalm 46:9

He makes wars cease to the end of the earth; he breaks the bow, and shatters the spear, he burns the chariots with fire!

Proverbs 20:7

A righteous man who walks in his integrity— blessed are his sons after him!

Isaiah 30:16

but you said, “No! We will speed upon horses,” therefore you shall speed away; and, “We will ride upon swift steeds,” therefore your pursuers shall be swift.

Isaiah 31:1

Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help and rely on horses, who trust in chariots because they are many and in horsemen because they are very strong, but do not look to the Holy One of Israel or consult the Lord!

Ezekiel 39:9

“Then those who dwell in the cities of Israel will go forth and make fires of the weapons and burn them, shields and bucklers, bows and arrows, handpikes and spears, and they will make fires of them for seven years;

Hosea 14:3

Assyria shall not save us, we will not ride upon horses; and we will say no more, ‘Our God,’ to the work of our hands. In thee the orphan finds mercy.”

Nahum 2:13

Behold, I am against you, says the Lord of hosts, and I will burn your chariots in smoke, and the sword shall devour your young lions; I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the voice of your messengers shall no more be heard.

Deuteronomy 7:16

And you shall destroy all the peoples that the Lord your God will give over to you, your eye shall not pity them; neither shall you serve their gods, for that would be a snare to you.

Joshua 10:8

And the Lord said to Joshua, “Do not fear them, for I have given them into your hands; there shall not a man of them stand before you.”

Joshua 11:5

And all these kings joined their forces, and came and encamped together at the waters of Merom, to fight with Israel.

Joshua 11:7

So Joshua came suddenly upon them with all his people of war, by the waters of Merom, and fell upon them.

Joshua 11:9

And Joshua did to them as the Lord bade him; he hamstrung their horses, and burned their chariots with fire.

Joshua 3:5

And Joshua said to the people, “Sanctify yourselves; for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you.”

Judges 20:28

and Phinehas the son of Eleazar, son of Aaron, ministered before it in those days), saying, “Shall we yet again go out to battle against our brethren the Benjaminites, or shall we cease?” And the Lord said, “Go up; for tomorrow I will give them into your hand.”

Judges 7:9

That same night the Lord said to him, “Arise, go down against the camp; for I have given it into your hand.

1 Samuel 11:9

And they said to the messengers who had come, “Thus shall you say to the men of Jabesh-gilead: ‘Tomorrow, by the time the sun is hot, you shall have deliverance.’ ” When the messengers came and told the men of Jabesh, they were glad.