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Joshua 23:10

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Any one of you can defeat a thousand enemy soldiers, because the LORD God fights for you, just as he promised.

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These are the names of David's warriors: Ishbosheth the son of Hachmon was the leader of the Three Warriors. In one battle, he killed eight hundred men with his spear.

Whenever these soldiers went to war against their enemies, they prayed to God and trusted him to help. That's why the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh defeated the Hagrites and their allies.

Many of the Hagrites died in battle, because God was fighting this battle against them. The tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh lived in that territory until they were taken as prisoners to Assyria.

Fight my enemies, LORD! Attack my attackers!

The LORD All-Powerful is with us. The God of Jacob is our fortress.

The LORD will fight for you, and you won't have to do a thing.”

As few as five of them, or even one, will be enough to chase a thousand of you. Finally, all that will be left will be a few survivors as lonely as a flag pole on a barren hill.

You will chase and destroy your enemies,

even if there are only five of you and a hundred of them, or only a hundred of you and ten thousand of them.

I, the LORD God, will protect Jerusalem. Even the weakest person there will be as strong as David, and David's kingdom will rule as though my very own angel were its leader.

What can we say about all this? If God is on our side, can anyone be against us?

and say, “Soldiers of Israel, listen to me! Today when you go into battle, don't be afraid of the enemy, and when you see them, don't panic.

The LORD your God will fight beside you and help you win the battle.”

The LORD will help you defeat your enemies and make them scatter in all directions.

and said, “You are unfaithful and can't be trusted. So I won't answer your prayers; I'll just watch and see what happens to you.

How could one enemy soldier chase a thousand of Israel's troops? Or how could two of theirs pursue ten thousand of ours? It can only happen if the LORD stops protecting Israel and lets the enemy win.

The LORD fought on Israel's side, so Joshua and the Israelite army were able to capture these kings and take their land. They fought one battle after another, then they went back to their camp at Gilgal after capturing all that land.

Be sure to love the LORD your God always.

You have seen how the LORD your God fought for you and helped you defeat the nations who lived in this land.

Samson glanced around and spotted the jawbone of a donkey. The jawbone had not yet dried out, so it was still hard and heavy. Samson grabbed it and started hitting Philistines—he killed a thousand of them!

Shamgar the son of Anath was the next to rescue Israel. In one battle, he used a sharp wooden pole to kill six hundred Philistines.

Jonathan and the soldier who carried his weapons talked as they went towards the Philistine camp. “It's just the two of us against all those godless men,” Jonathan said. “But the LORD can help a few soldiers win a battle just as easily as he can help a whole army. Perhaps the LORD will help us win this battle.”




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