Joshua 5:2

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

While Israel was camped at Gilgal, the Lord said, “Joshua, make some flint knives and circumcise the rest of the Israelite men and boys.”

Cross References

Deuteronomy 30:6

You and your descendants are stubborn, but the Lord will make you willing to obey him and love him with all your heart and soul, and you will enjoy a long life.

Deuteronomy 10:16

Remember your agreement with the Lord and stop being so stubborn.

Exodus 4:25

But Zipporah circumcised her son with a flint knife. She touched his legs with the skin she had cut off and said, “My dear son, this blood will protect you.”

Colossians 2:11

Christ has also taken away your selfish desires, just as circumcision removes flesh from the body.

Romans 4:11

Abraham let himself be circumcised to show he had been accepted because of his faith even before he was circumcised. This makes Abraham the father of all who are acceptable to God because of their faith, even though they are not circumcised.

Romans 2:29

To be a real Jew you must obey the Law. True circumcision is something that happens deep in your heart, not something done to your body. And besides, you should want praise from God and not from humans.

Joshua 5:3

Joshua made the knives, then circumcised those men and boys at Haaraloth Hill.