Joshua 11:12 - The Scriptures 1998

¹² And Yehoshua captured all the cities of those sovereigns, and all their sovereigns, and he smote them with the edge of the sword. He put them under the ban, as Mosheh the servant of יהוה  commanded.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹² And all the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them, did Joshua take, and smote them with the edge of the sword, and he utterly destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the LORD commanded.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² And Joshua took all the cities of those kings and all the kings and smote them with the sword, utterly destroying them, as Moses the servant of the Lord commanded. [Deut. 20:16.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹² And all the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them, did Joshua take, and he smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed them; as Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded.

Common English Bible

¹² Joshua captured all these kings and their cities. He struck them down without mercy. He wiped them out as something reserved for God. This was exactly as Moses the LORD’s servant had commanded.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² And he seized, struck, and destroyed all the surrounding cities and their kings, just as Moses, the servant of God, had instructed him.

Joshua 11:12 Cross References

Deuteronomy 7:2

“And when יהוה  your Elohim gives them over to you, you shall smite them and put them under the ban, completely. Make no covenant with them, and show them no favour.

Deuteronomy 9:3

“And you shall know today that יהוה  your Elohim is He who is passing over before you as a consuming fire – He does destroy them and subdue them before you. So you shall dispossess them and destroy them quickly, as יהוה  has said to you.

Joshua 10:20

And it came to be, when Yehoshua and the children of Yisra’ĕ

Joshua 10:28

And on that day Yehoshua captured Maqqĕ

Joshua 10:30

And יהוה  also gave it and its sovereign into the hand of Yisra’ĕ

Joshua 10:32

And יהוה  gave Laḵ

Joshua 10:35

and captured it on that day and smote it with the edge of the sword. And all the beings who were in it he put under the ban that day, according to all that he had done to Laḵ

Joshua 10:37

and captured it and smote it with the edge of the sword, and its sovereign, and all its cities, and all the people who were in it. He left no survivor, according to all that he had done to Eglon, but put it and all the people who were in it under the ban.

Joshua 11:13

However, Yisra’ĕ

Joshua 11:15

As יהוה  had commanded Mosheh his servant, so Mosheh commanded Yehoshua, and so Yehoshua did. He did not turn aside a word of all that יהוה  had commanded Mosheh.

Joshua 13:6

all the inhabitants of the mountains from Leḇ

Joshua 21:44

And יהוה  gave them rest all around, according to all that He had sworn to their fathers. And not a man of all their enemies stood against them, יהוה  gave all their enemies into their hand.

Joshua 8:31

as Mosheh the servant of יהוה  had commanded the children of Yisra’ĕ

Joshua 8:8

“And it shall be, when you capture the city, that you burn the city with fire. Do according to the word of יהוה. See, I have commanded you.”

Joshua 9:24

And they answered Yehoshua and said, “Your servants were clearly told that יהוה  your Elohim commanded His servant Mosheh to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you. So we were very much afraid for our lives because of you, and have done this deed.