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he[a] became greatly frightened, because Gibeon was a large city, like one of the royal cities, and was larger than Ai, and all its men were warriors.

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  1. 10.2 Heb ms Syr ms Vg: MT they

He and his people were very much alarmed at this, because Gibeon was an important city, like one of the royal cities; it was larger than Ai, and all its men were good fighters.

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25 No one will be able to stand against you; the Lord your God will put the fear and dread of you on all the land on which you set foot, as he promised you.(A)

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25 No one will be able to stand against you. The Lord your God, as he promised you, will put the terror(A) and fear of you on the whole land, wherever you go.(B)

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24 They said to Joshua, “Truly the Lord has given all the land into our hands; moreover, all the inhabitants of the land melt in fear before us.”(A)

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24 They said to Joshua, “The Lord has surely given the whole land into our hands;(A) all the people are melting in fear(B) because of us.”

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14 The peoples heard; they trembled;
    pangs seized the inhabitants of Philistia.(A)
15 Then the chiefs of Edom were dismayed;
    trembling seized the leaders of Moab;
    all the inhabitants of Canaan melted away.(B)
16 Terror and dread fell upon them;
    by the might of your arm, they became still as a stone
until your people, O Lord, passed by,
    until the people whom you acquired passed by.(C)

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14 The nations will hear and tremble;(A)
    anguish(B) will grip the people of Philistia.(C)
15 The chiefs(D) of Edom(E) will be terrified,
    the leaders of Moab will be seized with trembling,(F)
the people[a] of Canaan will melt(G) away;
16     terror(H) and dread will fall on them.
By the power of your arm
    they will be as still as a stone(I)
until your people pass by, Lord,
    until the people you bought[b](J) pass by.(K)

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  1. Exodus 15:15 Or rulers
  2. Exodus 15:16 Or created

15 Then the kings of the earth and the magnates and the generals and the rich and the powerful and everyone, slave and free, hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains,(A) 16 calling to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the one seated on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb,(B) 17 for the great day of their[a] wrath has come, and who is able to stand?”(C)

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  1. 6.17 Other ancient authorities read his

15 Then the kings of the earth, the princes, the generals, the rich, the mighty, and everyone else, both slave and free,(A) hid in caves and among the rocks of the mountains.(B) 16 They called to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us(C) and hide us[a] from the face of him who sits on the throne(D) and from the wrath of the Lamb! 17 For the great day(E) of their[b] wrath has come, and who can withstand it?”(F)

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  1. Revelation 6:16 See Hosea 10:8.
  2. Revelation 6:17 Some manuscripts his

31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

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31 It is a dreadful thing(A) to fall into the hands(B) of the living God.(C)

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27 but a fearful prospect of judgment and a fury of fire that will consume the adversaries.(A)

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27 but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire(A) that will consume the enemies of God.

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24 What the wicked dread will come upon them,
    but the desire of the righteous will be granted.(A)

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24 What the wicked dread(A) will overtake them;(B)
    what the righteous desire will be granted.(C)

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26 I also will laugh at your calamity;
    I will mock when panic strikes you,(A)
27 when panic strikes you like a storm
    and your calamity comes like a whirlwind,
    when distress and anguish come upon you.

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26 I in turn will laugh(A) when disaster(B) strikes you;
    I will mock(C) when calamity overtakes you(D)
27 when calamity overtakes you like a storm,
    when disaster(E) sweeps over you like a whirlwind,
    when distress and trouble overwhelm you.

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Then the kings assembled;
    they came on together.(A)
As soon as they saw it, they were astounded;
    they were in panic; they took to flight;(B)
trembling took hold of them there,
    pains as of a woman in labor,

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When the kings joined forces,
    when they advanced together,(A)
they saw her and were astounded;
    they fled in terror.(B)
Trembling seized(C) them there,
    pain like that of a woman in labor.(D)

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The Ammonites Crushed

26 Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and took the royal city.(A)

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26 Meanwhile Joab fought against Rabbah(A) of the Ammonites and captured the royal citadel.

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Then David said to Achish, “If I have found favor in your sight, let a place be given me in one of the country towns so that I may live there, for why should your servant live in the royal city with you?”

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Then David said to Achish, “If I have found favor in your eyes, let a place be assigned to me in one of the country towns, that I may live there. Why should your servant live in the royal city with you?”

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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) 12 Now then, since I have dealt kindly with you, swear to me by the Lord that you in turn will deal kindly with my family. Give me a sign of good faith(D) 13 that you will spare my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all who belong to them and deliver our lives from death.”

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  1. 2.10 Or Sea of Reeds

and said to them, “I know that the Lord has given you this land and that a great fear(A) of you has fallen on us, so that all who live in this country are melting in fear because of you. 10 We have heard how the Lord dried up(B) the water of the Red Sea[a] for you when you came out of Egypt,(C) and what you did to Sihon and Og,(D) the two kings of the Amorites(E) east of the Jordan,(F) whom you completely destroyed.[b](G) 11 When we heard of it, our hearts melted in fear(H) and everyone’s courage failed(I) because of you,(J) for the Lord your God(K) is God in heaven above and on the earth(L) below.

12 “Now then, please swear to me(M) by the Lord that you will show kindness(N) to my family, because I have shown kindness to you. Give me a sure sign(O) 13 that you will spare the lives of my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all who belong to them(P)—and that you will save us from death.”

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  1. Joshua 2:10 Or the Sea of Reeds
  2. Joshua 2:10 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.