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Joshua 10:25
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Joshua then said to them, "1Do not fear or be dismayed! Be strong and courageous, for thus the LORD will do to all your enemies with whom you fight."
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Joshua 10:25 Meaning and Commentary
Joshua 10:25
And Joshua said, rest not, nor be dismayed
Not meaning at the kings, who perhaps lay bound upon the ground, or however were not in a condition to make any resistance, so that they had nothing to fear from them; but this respects future time, and what other enemies they should meet with; who would be brought into subjection to them as these were, and therefore from hence should take heart:
be strong, and of good courage;
and go on valiantly in subduing the rest of their enemies, and not be afraid of them:
for thus shall the Lord do to all your enemies against whom ye fight;
put them into their hands, and give them power to tread on their necks: this shows that what Joshua did, or ordered to be done, was of the Lord.
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
Joshua 10:25 In-Context
23
They did so, and brought these five kings out to him from the cave: the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon.
24
When they brought these kings out to Joshua, Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said to the chiefs of the men of war who had gone with him, "Come near, put your feet on the necks of these kings." So they came near and put their feet on their necks.
25
Joshua then said to them, "Do not fear or be dismayed! Be strong and courageous, for thus the LORD will do to all your enemies with whom you fight."
26
So afterward Joshua struck them and put them to death, and he hanged them on five trees; and they hung on the trees until evening.
27
It came about at sunset that Joshua gave a command, and they took them down from the trees and threw them into the cave where they had hidden themselves, and put large stones over the mouth of the cave, to this very day.
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Joshua 10:8
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