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Joshua 10:2

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The people of Jerusalem were very frightened by this because Gibeon was a large town—as large as any town ruled by the king, and larger than Ai, and its men were tough fighters.

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At this time Joab had been fighting against the Ammonite town of Rabbah, and had captured the royal fortress.

What the wicked fear will happen to them, while what good people hope for will be granted.

No one will be able to withstand you; the Lord your God will make everyone living there absolutely terrified of you wherever you go, just as he promised you.

From this day on, I'm going to make all nations on earth dread you—they will be terrified of you. Because of the news they hear about you they will tremble in terror when you appear.”

Then everyone on earth will see that the Lord has chosen you to be his, and they will be afraid of you.

All that's left is fear, expecting the impending judgment and the terrible fire that destroys those who are hostile to God.

It's terrifying to come under the power of the living God.

“The Lord has placed this land in our hands,” they assured him. “All the people who live there are scared to death of us!”

They answered Joshua, “We your servants were told very clearly that the Lord your God had ordered Moses to give you all this land, and that all its inhabitants were to be wiped out before you. So we really feared for our lives because of you. That's why we did what we did.

But when the people of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,

David said to Achish, “Please do me a favor: assign me somewhere in one of the towns in the countryside so I can live there. I, your servant, don't really deserve to live in the royal city with you.”




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