Joshua 11:6
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6 And the Lord said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, for tomorrow at this time I will hand over all of them, slain, to Israel; you shall hamstring their horses and burn their chariots with fire.”(A)
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2 Samuel 8:4
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4 David took from him one thousand seven hundred horsemen and twenty thousand foot soldiers. David hamstrung all the chariot horses but left enough for a hundred chariots.(A)
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Joshua 10:8
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8 The Lord said to Joshua, “Do not fear them, for I have handed them over to you; not one of them shall stand before you.”(A)
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1 Samuel 11:9
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9 They said to the messengers who had come, “Thus shall you say to the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead: Tomorrow, by the time the sun is hot, you shall have deliverance.” When the messengers came and told the inhabitants of Jabesh, they rejoiced.
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Judges 20:28
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28 and Phinehas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron, ministered before it in those days), saying, “Shall we go out once more to battle against our kinsfolk the Benjaminites, or shall we desist?” The Lord answered, “Go up, for tomorrow I will give them into your hand.”(A)
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Joshua 11:9
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9 And Joshua did to them as the Lord had commanded him; he hamstrung their horses and burned their chariots with fire.(A)
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Hosea 14:3
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3 Assyria shall not save us;
we will not ride upon horses;
we will say no more, ‘Our God,’
to the work of our hands.
In you the orphan finds mercy.”(A)
Isaiah 31:1
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Alliance with Egypt Is Futile
31 Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help
and who rely on horses,
who trust in chariots because they are many
and in horsemen because they are very strong,
but do not look to the Holy One of Israel
or consult the Lord!(A)
Isaiah 30:16
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16 and said,
‘No! We will flee upon horses’—
therefore you shall flee!
and, ‘We will ride upon swift steeds’—
therefore your pursuers shall be swift!(A)
Proverbs 20:7
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7 The righteous walk in integrity—
happy are the children who follow them!(A)
Psalm 147:10-11
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10 His delight is not in the strength of the horse
nor his pleasure in the speed of a runner,[a](A)
11 but the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him,
in those who hope in his steadfast love.
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- 147.10 Heb legs of a person
Psalm 46:11
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11 The Lord of hosts is with us;
the God of Jacob is our refuge.[a] Selah
Footnotes
- 46.11 Or fortress
Psalm 46:9
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9 He makes wars cease to the end of the earth;
he breaks the bow and shatters the spear;
he burns the shields with fire.(A)
Psalm 27:1-2
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Psalm 27
Triumphant Song of Confidence
Of David.
1 The Lord is my light and my salvation;
whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold[a] of my life;
of whom shall I be afraid?(A)
2 When evildoers assail me
to devour my flesh—
my adversaries and foes—
they shall stumble and fall.(B)
Footnotes
- 27.1 Or refuge
Psalm 20:7-8
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7 Some take pride in chariots and some in horses,
but our pride is in the name of the Lord our God.(A)
8 They will collapse and fall,
but we shall rise and stand upright.(B)
2 Chronicles 20:16
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16 Tomorrow go down against them; they will come up by the ascent of Ziz; you will find them at the end of the valley, before the wilderness of Jeruel.
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Joshua 3:5
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5 Then Joshua said to the people, “Sanctify yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you.”(A)
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Deuteronomy 7:16
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16 You shall devour all the peoples that the Lord your God is giving over to you, showing them no pity; you shall not serve their gods, for that would be a snare to you.(A)
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