Joshua 9:24

New Living Translation

They replied, “We did it because we—your servants—were clearly told that the Lord your God commanded his servant Moses to give you this entire land and to destroy all the people living in it. So we feared greatly for our lives because of you. That is why we have done this.

Cross References

Job 2:4

Satan replied to the Lord, “Skin for skin! A man will give up everything he has to save his life.

Matthew 10:28

“Don’t be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot touch your soul. Fear only God, who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

Joshua 10:2

He and his people became very afraid when they heard all this because Gibeon was a large town—as large as the royal cities and larger than Ai. And the Gibeonite men were strong warriors.

Joshua 2:11

No wonder our hearts have melted in fear! No one has the courage to fight after hearing such things. For the Lord your God is the supreme God of the heavens above and the earth below.

Joshua 2:9

“I know the Lord has given you this land,” she told them. “We are all afraid of you. Everyone in the land is living in terror.

Joshua 6:21

They completely destroyed everything in it with their swords—men and women, young and old, cattle, sheep, goats, and donkeys.

Joshua 9:9

They answered, “Your servants have come from a very distant country. We have heard of the might of the Lord your God and of all he did in Egypt.