Joshua 21:44

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

There still were enemies around Israel, but the LORD kept his promise to let his people live in peace. And whenever the Israelites did have to go to war, no enemy could defeat them. The LORD always helped Israel win.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 13:16

The Israelites ran away, and God helped Judah's soldiers slaughter

Exodus 23:31

I will see that your borders reach from the Red Sea to the River Euphrates and from the Mediterranean Sea to the desert. I will let you defeat the people who live there, and you will force them out of the land.

Exodus 33:14

The LORD said, “I will go with you and give you peace.”

Isaiah 63:14

His Spirit gave them rest, just as cattle find rest when led into a valley. The name of the LORD was praised for doing these things.

Deuteronomy 2:36

The LORD helped us capture every town from the gorge of the River Arnon north to the boundary of Gilead, including the town of Aroer on the edge of the gorge and the town in the middle of the gorge.

Deuteronomy 21:10

From time to time, you men will serve as soldiers and go off to war. The LORD your God will help you defeat your enemies, and you will take many prisoners.

Hebrews 4:9

But God has promised us a Sabbath when we will rest, even though it has not yet come.

Joshua 1:13

The LORD's servant Moses said that the LORD our God has given you land here on the east side of the River Jordan, where you could live in peace. Your wives and children and your animals can stay here in the land Moses gave you. But all of you who can serve in our army must pick up your weapons and lead the men of the other tribes across the River Jordan. They are your relatives, so you must help them

Joshua 1:15

conquer the land that the LORD is giving them. The LORD will give peace to them as he has given peace to you, and then you can come back and settle here in the land that Moses promised you.

Joshua 1:5

Joshua, I will always be with you and help you as I helped Moses, and no one will ever be able to defeat you.

Joshua 11:12

Joshua captured all the towns where the enemy kings had ruled. These towns were built on small hills, and Joshua did not set fire to any of these towns, except Hazor. The Israelites kept the animals and everything of value from these towns, but they killed everyone who lived in them, including their kings. That's what the LORD had told his servant Moses to do, that's what Moses had told Joshua to do, and that's exactly what Joshua did.

Joshua 11:23

That's how Joshua captured the land, just as the LORD had commanded Moses, and Joshua divided it up among the tribes. Finally, there was peace in the land.

Joshua 11:8

and crippled the enemies' horses. Joshua followed the LORD's instructions, and the LORD helped Israel defeat the enemy. The Israelite army even chased enemy soldiers as far as Misrephoth-Maim to the north-west, the city of Sidon to the north, and Mizpeh Valley to the north-east. None of the enemy soldiers escaped alive. The Israelites came back after the battle and burnt the enemy's chariots.

Joshua 2:24

“We're sure the LORD has given us the whole country,” they said. “The people there shake with fear every time they think of us.”

Joshua 22:4

The LORD promised to give peace to your relatives, and that's what he has done. Now it's time for you to go back to your own homes in the land that Moses gave you east of the River Jordan.

Joshua 23:1

The LORD let Israel live in peace with its neighbours for a long time, and Joshua lived to a ripe old age.