Joshua 2:24

Translations

Modern

“The LORD has surely delivered the entire land into our hands,” they said to Joshua. “Indeed, all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of us.”

Traditional

And they said unto Joshua, Truly the Lord hath delivered into our hands all the land; for even all the inhabitants of the country do faint because of us.

Literal

And they said to Joshua, “Truly YHWH has delivered into our hands all the land. For indeed, all those dwelling in the land are fainthearted at our presence.”

Latin

…atque dixerunt: Tradidit Dominus omnem terram hanc in manus nostras, et timore prostrati sunt cuncti habitatores ejus.

Original

Hebrew

English

“The LORD has surely delivered the entire land into our hands,” they said to Joshua. “Indeed, all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of us.”

Notes

Joshua 2:23–24

The spies’ report encouraged the Israelites and gave them new confidence.

Joshua 2:1–24

Like any good military commander, Joshua sent out spies or scouts to get information about his objective.
Because Israel planned to approach Canaan from the east, they could not avoid Jericho.

Events

Crossing the Jordan into Canaan

Related verses

Exodus 23:31
And I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the Euphrates. For I will deliver the inhabitants into your hand, and you will drive them out before you.
Numbers 13:32–33
So they gave the Israelites a bad report about the land that they had spied out: “The land we explored devours its inhabitants, and all the people we saw there are great in stature.
Joshua 5:1
Now when all the Amorite kings west of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings along the coast heard how the LORD had dried up the waters of the Jordan before the Israelites until they had crossed over, their hearts melted and their spirits failed for fear of the Israelites.
Revelation 6:16–17
And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb.
Joshua 2:9–11
…and said to them, “I know that the LORD has given you this land and that the fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of you.
Exodus 15:15
Then the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed; trembling will seize the leaders of Moab; those who dwell in Canaan will melt away,
Joshua 1:8
This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do.
Proverbs 25:13
Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest is a trustworthy messenger to those who send him; he refreshes the soul of his masters.
Psalm 48:5–6
They saw and were astounded; they fled in terror.
Joshua 21:44–45
And the LORD gave them rest on every side, just as He had sworn to their fathers. None of their enemies could stand against them, for the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.

People

Joshua: Moses' assistant who led Israel into Canaan

Glossary

Conquest and Allotment of the Land Jericho Joshua (Person) Joshua, Book of Judges, Book of Numbers, Book of Rahab (Person) Tribe of Dan

Topics

Armies: March in Ranks of Jericho Faith: The Spies, Sent to Reconnoiter Jericho Reconnoissance of Jericho

Joshua 2:24

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