Joshua 10:20

New English Translation

Joshua and the Israelites almost totally wiped them out, but some survivors did escape to the fortified cities.

Cross References

2 Samuel 20:6

Then David said to Abishai, “Now Sheba son of Bicri will cause greater disaster for us than Absalom did! Take your lord’s servants and pursue him. Otherwise he will secure fortified cities for himself and get away from us.”

1 Kings 20:21

Then the king of Israel marched out and struck down the horses and chariots; he thoroughly defeated Syria.

2 Chronicles 13:17

Abijah and his army thoroughly defeated them; 500,000 well-trained Israelite men fell dead.

Jeremiah 4:5

The Lord said, “Announce this in Judah and proclaim it in Jerusalem: ‘Sound the trumpet throughout the land!’ Shout out loudly, ‘Gather together! Let us flee into the fortified cities!’

Jeremiah 8:14

The people say, “Why are we just sitting here? Let us gather together inside the fortified cities. Let us at least die there fighting, since the Lord our God has condemned us to die. He has condemned us to drink the poison waters of judgment because we have sinned against him.

Deuteronomy 20:16

As for the cities of these peoples that the Lord your God is going to give you as an inheritance, you must not allow a single living thing to survive.

Joshua 10:10

The Lord routed them before Israel. Israel thoroughly defeated them at Gibeon. They chased them up the road to the pass of Beth Horon and struck them down all the way to Azekah and Makkedah.

Joshua 10:19

But don’t you delay! Chase your enemies and catch them! Don’t allow them to retreat to their cities, for the Lord your God is handing them over to you.”

Joshua 10:21

Then the whole army safely returned to Joshua at the camp in Makkedah. No one dared threaten the Israelites.

Joshua 11:12

Joshua captured all these royal cities and all their kings and annihilated them with the sword, as Moses the Lord’s servant had commanded.

Joshua 11:8

The Lord handed them over to Israel and they struck them down and chased them all the way to Greater Sidon, Misrephoth Maim, and the Mizpah Valley to the east. They struck them down until no survivors remained.

Joshua 8:24

When Israel had finished killing all the men of Ai who had chased them toward the desert (they all fell by the sword), all Israel returned to Ai and put the sword to it.