Joshua 5:1
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5 [a]When all the kings of the Amorites beyond the Jordan to the west and all the kings of the Canaanites by the sea heard that the Lord had dried up the waters of the Jordan for the Israelites until they had crossed over, their hearts melted, and there was no longer any spirit in them because of the Israelites.(A)
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Joshua 2:9-11
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9 and said to the men, “I know that the Lord has given you the land and that dread of you has fallen on us and that all the inhabitants of the land melt in fear before you.(A) 10 For we have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red Sea[a] before you when you came out of Egypt and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon and Og, whom you utterly destroyed.(B) 11 As soon as we heard it, our hearts melted, and there was no courage left in any of us because of you. The Lord your God is indeed God in heaven above and on earth below.(C)
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- 2.10 Or Sea of Reeds
Numbers 13:29
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29 The Amalekites live in the land of the Negeb; the Hittites, the Jebusites, and the Amorites live in the hill country, and the Canaanites live by the sea and along the Jordan.”(A)
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1 Kings 10:5
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5 the food of his table, the seating of his officials, and the attendance of his servants, their clothing, his valets, and his burnt offerings that he offered at the house of the Lord, it took her breath away.(A)
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Revelation 18:10
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10 they will stand far off, in fear of her torment, and say,
“Alas, alas, the great city,
Babylon, the mighty city!
For in one hour your judgment has come.”(A)
Zephaniah 2:4-6
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4 For Gaza shall be deserted,
and Ashkelon shall become a desolation;
Ashdod’s people shall be driven out at noon,
and Ekron shall be uprooted.(A)
5 Woe, inhabitants of the seacoast,
you nation of the Cherethites!
The word of the Lord is against you,
O Canaan, land of the Philistines,
and I will destroy you until no inhabitant is left.(B)
6 And you, O seacoast, shall be pastures,
meadows for shepherds,
and folds for flocks.(C)
Amos 2:9
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9 Yet I destroyed the Amorite before them,
whose height was like the height of cedars
and who was as strong as oaks;
I destroyed his fruit above
and his roots beneath.(A)
Daniel 5:6
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6 Then the king’s face turned pale, and his thoughts terrified him. His limbs gave way, and his knees knocked together.(A)
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Ezekiel 21:7
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7 And when they say to you, “Why do you moan?” you shall say, “Because of the news that has come. Every heart will melt, and all hands will be feeble, every spirit will faint, and all knees will turn to water. See, it comes and it will be fulfilled,” says the Lord God.
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Ezekiel 16:3
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3 and say: Thus says the Lord God to Jerusalem: Your origin and your birth were in the land of the Canaanites; your father was an Amorite and your mother a Hittite.(A)
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Isaiah 13:6-8
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6 Wail, for the day of the Lord is near;
it will come like destruction from the Almighty![a](A)
7 Therefore all hands will be feeble,
and every human heart will melt,(B)
8 and they will be terrified.
Pangs and agony will seize them;
they will be in anguish like a woman in labor.
They will look aghast at one another;
their faces will be aflame.(C)
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- 13.6 Traditional rendering of Heb Shaddai
Psalm 135:11
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11 Sihon, king of the Amorites,
and Og, king of Bashan,
and all the kingdoms of Canaan—(A)
Psalm 48:4-6
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4 Then the kings assembled;
they came on together.(A)
5 As soon as they saw it, they were astounded;
they were in panic; they took to flight;(B)
6 trembling took hold of them there,
pains as of a woman in labor,
Ezra 9:1
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Denunciation of Mixed Marriages
9 After these things had been done, the officials approached me and said, “The people of Israel, the priests, and the Levites have not separated themselves from the peoples of the lands with their abominations, from the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.(A)
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2 Samuel 21:2
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2 So the king called the Gibeonites and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites were not of the people of Israel but of the remnant of the Amorites; although the people of Israel had sworn to spare them, Saul had tried to wipe them out in his zeal for the people of Israel and Judah.)(A)
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1 Samuel 25:37
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37 In the morning, when the wine had gone out of Nabal, his wife told him these things, and his heart died within him; he became like a stone.
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Judges 11:23
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23 So now the Lord, the God of Israel, has conquered the Amorites for the benefit of his people Israel. Do you intend to take their place?
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Judges 4:2
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2 So the Lord sold them into the hand of King Jabin of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor; the commander of his army was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth-ha-goiim.(A)
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Judges 3:3
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3 the five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived on Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal-hermon as far as Lebo-hamath.(A)
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Judges 1:1
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Israel’s Failure to Complete the Conquest of Canaan
1 After the death of Joshua, the Israelites inquired of the Lord, “Who shall go up first for us against the Canaanites, to fight against them?”(A)
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Joshua 24:15
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15 Now if you are unwilling to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served in the region beyond the River or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living, but as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”(A)
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Joshua 17:18
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18 but the hill country shall be yours, for though it is a forest, you shall clear it and possess it to its farthest borders, for you shall drive out the Canaanites, though they have chariots of iron and though they are strong.”
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Joshua 17:12
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12 Yet the Manassites could not take possession of those towns, but the Canaanites continued to live in that land.(A)
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Joshua 12:9-24
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9 the king of Jericho | one |
the king of Ai, which is next to Bethel | one(A) |
10 the king of Jerusalem | one |
the king of Hebron | one |
11 the king of Jarmuth | one |
the king of Lachish | one |
12 the king of Eglon | one |
the king of Gezer | one(B) |
13 the king of Debir | one |
the king of Geder | one(C) |
14 the king of Hormah | one |
the king of Arad | one |
15 the king of Libnah | one |
the king of Adullam | one |
16 the king of Makkedah | one |
the king of Bethel | one |
17 the king of Tappuah | one |
the king of Hepher | one |
18 the king of Aphek | one |
the king of Lasharon | one |
19 the king of Madon | one |
the king of Hazor | one |
20 the king of Shimron-meron | one |
the king of Achshaph | one |
21 the king of Taanach | one |
the king of Megiddo | one |
22 the king of Kedesh | one |
the king of Jokneam in Carmel | one |
23 the king of Dor in Naphath-dor | one |
the king of Goiim in Galilee,[a] | one |
24 the king of Tirzah | one |
thirty-one kings in all.(D)
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- 12.23 Gk: Heb Gilgal
Exodus 23:28
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28 And I will send swarms of hornets[a] in front of you, which shall drive out the Hivites, the Canaanites, and the Hittites from before you.(A)
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- 23.28 Meaning of Heb uncertain
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