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约书亚记 11:6

耶和華對約書亞說:“你不要因他們懼怕,因為明天這個時候,我必使他們全數在以色列人面前被殺;你要砍斷他們的馬蹄筋,焚燒他們的車輛。”

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Canaanites;   Horse;   Houghing;   Jabin;   Merom;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Chariots;   Protection;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Hazor;   Horses;   Hough;   Jabin;   Merom;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Amorites;   Joshua the son of nun;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Fire;   Hough;   Jabin;   Merom;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Barak;   Harosheth of the Gentiles;   Jabin;   Joshua, the Book of;   Syria;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Amorites;   Conquest of Canaan;   Hamstring;   Hazor;   Hough;   Joshua, the Book of;   Merom;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Hough;   Israel;   Jabin;   Joshua;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Hazor ;   Horse;   Hough, to;   Jabin ;   Merom, Waters of (See Also Jordan, Lake of Huleh);   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Journeyings of israel from egypt to canaan;   Obsolete or obscure words in the english av bible;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ja'bin;   Law of Moses;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Chariot;   Hock;   Jabin;   Joshua, Book of;   Palestine;  

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
耶 和 华 对 约 书 亚 说 : 你 不 要 因 他 们 惧 怕 。 明 日 这 时 , 我 必 将 他 们 交 付 以 色 列 人 全 然 杀 了 。 你 要 砍 断 他 们 马 的 蹄 筋 , 用 火 焚 烧 他 们 的 车 辆 。

Contextual Overview

1 When Jabin king of Hazor heard about all that had happened, he sent messages to Jobab king of Madon, to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Acshaph. 2 He sent messages to the kings in the northern mountains and also to the kings in the Jordan Valley south of Lake Galilee and in the western hills. He sent a message to the king of Naphoth Dor in the west 3 and to the kings of the Canaanites in the east and in the west. He sent messages to the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, and Jebusites in the mountains. Jabin also sent one to the Hivites, who lived below Mount Hermon in the area of Mizpah. 4 So the armies of all these kings came together with their horses and chariots. There were as many soldiers as grains of sand on the seashore. 5 All of these kings met together at the waters of Merom, joined their armies together into one camp, and made plans to fight against the Israelites. 6 Then the Lord said to Joshua, "Don't be afraid of them, because at this time tomorrow I will give them to you. You will cripple their horses and burn all their chariots." 7 So Joshua and his whole army surprised the enemy by attacking them at the waters of Merom. 8 The Lord handed them over to Israel. They chased them to Greater Sidon, Misrephoth Maim, and the Valley of Mizpah in the east. Israel fought until none of the enemy was left alive. 9 Joshua did what the Lord said to do; he crippled their horses and burned their chariots.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Be not: Joshua 10:8, Psalms 27:1, Psalms 27:2, Psalms 46:11

morrow: Joshua 3:5, Judges 20:28, 1 Samuel 11:9, 2 Chronicles 20:16, hough, Joshua 11:9, 2 Samuel 8:4

horses: Deuteronomy 7:16, Psalms 20:7, Psalms 20:8, Psalms 46:9, Psalms 147:10, Psalms 147:11, Proverbs 20:7, Isaiah 30:16, Isaiah 31:1, Hosea 14:3

Reciprocal: Genesis 41:25 - God Joshua 6:2 - I have Judges 1:4 - Lord Judges 4:7 - deliver 1 Samuel 30:1 - the Amalekites 2 Kings 19:6 - Be not afraid 1 Chronicles 18:4 - David 2 Chronicles 20:15 - Be not afraid Psalms 44:7 - But Isaiah 37:6 - Be not Ezekiel 39:9 - and shall

Cross-References

Genesis 3:22
Then the Lord God said, "Humans have become like one of us; they know good and evil. We must keep them from eating some of the fruit from the tree of life, or they will live forever."
Genesis 6:5
The Lord saw that the human beings on the earth were very wicked and that everything they thought about was evil.
Genesis 8:21
The Lord was pleased with these sacrifices and said to himself, "I will never again curse the ground because of human beings. Their thoughts are evil even when they are young, but I will never again destroy every living thing on the earth as I did this time.
Genesis 9:19
These three men were Noah's sons, and all the people on earth came from these three sons.
Genesis 11:1
At this time the whole world spoke one language, and everyone used the same words.
Genesis 11:4
Then they said to each other, "Let's build a city and a tower for ourselves, whose top will reach high into the sky. We will become famous. Then we will not be scattered over all the earth."
Judges 10:14
You have chosen those gods. So go call to them for help. Let them save you when you are in trouble."
1 Kings 18:27
At noon Elijah began to make fun of them. "Pray louder!" he said. "If Baal really is a god, maybe he is thinking, or busy, or traveling! Maybe he is sleeping so you will have to wake him!"
Ecclesiastes 11:9
Young people, enjoy yourselves while you are young; be happy while you are young. Do whatever your heart desires, whatever you want to do. But remember that God will judge you for everything you do.
Luke 1:51
He has done mighty deeds by his power. He has scattered the people who are proud and think great things about themselves.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the Lord said unto Joshua, be not afraid because of them,.... Of their number, of their horsemen, and of their scythed chariots; which might at first hearing occasion some fear and dread. And according to Josephus f, the multitude of them terrified both Joshua and the Israelites; and therefore the Lord appeared and spoke to him for his encouragement: though what was said was for the sake of the Israelites, and to animate them who might be disheartened, rather than for the sake of Joshua, who was of a bold and courageous spirit. Whether this was said to him at Gilgal, and out of the tabernacle there, quickly after the tidings of the combination of the kings were brought to him, or whether when upon his march towards them, is uncertain:

for tomorrow about this time will I deliver them up slain before Israel; as many were, and others wounded and put to flight, as the word signifies, so as to be as good as dead. If Gilgal was twenty two miles from the waters of Merom, as Bunting says g, and supposing this to be said to him before he set out, he must travel all night to reach thither the next day; and if it was sixty miles, as some say, this must be said to him when on his march, and within a day's march of the enemy; for Josephus says h it was on the fifth day that he came up with them, and fell upon them:

thou shalt hough their horses; cut their nerves under their hams, or hamstring them, so that they might be useless hereafter; for the kings of Israel were not to multiply horses; and Joshua, as their chief ruler, was to have no advantage of them by their falling into his hands:

and burn their chariots with fire; that so they might not be used by the Israelites afterwards, who might be tempted to put their trust and confidence in them, as many did.

f Antiqu. l. 5. c. 1. sect. 18. g Travels, p. 96. h Ut supra. (Antiqu. l. 5. c. 1. sect. 18.)

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Hough their horses - i. e. cut the sinews of the hinder hoofs. This sinew once severed cannot be healed, and the horses would thus be irreparably lamed. This is the first appearance of horses in the wars with the Canaanites (Deuteronomy 17:16 and note).

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Joshua 11:6. Be not afraid - of them — To meet such a formidable host so well equipped, in their own country, furnished with all that was necessary to supply a numerous army, required more than ordinary encouragement in Joshua's circumstances. This communication from God was highly necessary, in order to prevent the people from desponding on the eve of a conflict, in which their all was at stake.


 
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