Joshua 11:9 - Tree of Life Version

⁹ Joshua did to them as Adonai had instructed him—he hamstrung their horses and burnt their ­chariots with fire.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁹ And Joshua did unto them as the LORD bade him: he houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁹ And Joshua did to them as the Lord had commanded him: he hamstrung their horses and burned their chariots with fire.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁹ And Joshua did unto them as Jehovah bade him: he hocked their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire.

Common English Bible

⁹ Joshua dealt with them exactly as the LORD had told him. He crippled their horses and burned their chariots.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁹ And he did just as the Lord had instructed him. He hamstrung their horses, and he burned their chariots with fire.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁹ And he did as the Lord had commanded him: he hamstringed their horses and burned their chariots.

Joshua 11:9 Cross References

Genesis 49:6

In their secret counsel may my soul not enter. In their contingent may my honor never be united. For in their anger they slew men, and in their self-will they maimed oxen.

2 Samuel 8:4

David captured from him 1700 horsemen and 20,000 foot soldiers, and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, while reserving 100 of them for chariots.

Psalm 46:10

He makes wars cease to the end of the earth. He breaks the bow and shatters the spear. He burns chariots with fire.

Nahum 2:13

The lion rips enough for his cubs, strangles prey for his lionesses. Yes, he fills his den with prey, his lair with torn flesh.

Joshua 11:6

But Adonai said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid because of them, for tomorrow at this time I will give all of them slain before Israel. You are to hamstring their horses and burn their chariots with fire.”