Joshua 24:12

Joshua 24:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I sent the hornet before you, which drave them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; but not with thy sword, nor with thy bow.
• New International Version (NIV)I sent the hornet ahead of you, which drove them out before you—also the two Amorite kings. You did not do it with your own sword and bow.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And I sent the hornet before you, which drove them out before you, the two kings of the Amorites; it was not by your sword or by your bow.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I sent the hornet before you which drove them out from before you, also the two kings of the Amorites, but not with your sword or with your bow.

Context of Joshua 24:12

10But I would not listen to Balaam. Therefore he had to bless you, so I saved you from Balak’s hand. 11You crossed the Jordan and came to Jericho; and the citizens of Jericho fought against you, as did the Amorite and the Perizzite and the Canaanite and the Hittite and the Girgashite, the Hivite and the Jebusite; and so I gave them into your hand. I sent the hornet [that is, the terror of you] before you, which drove the two kings of the Amorites out before you; but it was not by your sword or by your bow. 13I gave you a land for which you did not labor, and cities which you did not build, and you live in them; you eat from vineyards and olive groves which you did not plant.’ 14“Now, therefore, fear the Lord and serve Him in sincerity and in truth; remove the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the [Euphrates] River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord.

Joshua 24:12 word by word

וָאֶשְׁלַ֤ח לִפְנֵיכֶם֙ אֶת־הַצִּרְעָ֔ה וַתְּגָ֤רֶשׁ אוֹתָם֙ מִפְּנֵיכֶ֔ם שְׁנֵ֖י מַלְכֵ֣י הָאֱמֹרִ֑י לֹ֥א בְחַרְבְּךָ֖ וְלֹ֥א בְקַשְׁתֶּֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• the hornetצִרְעָהtsir‛âh · hornetH6880
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• you, which drave them outגָּרַשׁgârash · to drive out: drive outH1644
• the twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of the Amoritesאֱמֹרִי'ĕmôrîy · AmoriteH567
• not with thy swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• nor with thy bowקֶ֫שֶׁתqesheth · bowH7198

Cross-references for Joshua 24:12

• Exodus 23:28I will send hornets ahead of you which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite before you.
• Deuteronomy 7:20Moreover, the Lord your God will send the hornet (His terror) against them, until those who are left and hide themselves from you perish.
• Psalms 44:3For our fathers did not possess the land [of Canaan] by their own sword, Nor did their own arm save them, But Your right hand and Your arm and the light of Your presence, Because You favored and delighted in them.

Commentaries on Joshua 24:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12I sent the hornet before you - See the note on Exodus 23:28.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12Israel’s victories did not come from their swords, bows, or any military strength. God alone brought about their success.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. I sent the hornet before you--a particular species of wasp which swarms in warm countries and sometimes assumes the scourging character of a plague; or, as many think, it is a figurative expression for uncontrollable terror (see on Ex 23:28).Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 24:12

• Amorites
• Animals
• Hornet
• Shechem

In the dictionaries

• Hornet
• Joshua
• Serve
• Shechem
• Apostasy; Apostate
• Covenant, in the Old Testament
• Joshua, Book of
• Girgashites

Commentaries on Joshua 24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings