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. Instead, he repeatedly blessed you, and I rescued you from him. 11“‘You then crossed the Jordan and came to Jericho. Jericho’s citizens — as well as the Amorites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hethites, Girgashites, Hivites, and Jebusites — fought against you, but I handed them over to you. I sent hornets ahead of you, and they drove out the two Amorite kings before you. It was not by your sword or bow. 13I gave you a land you did not labor for, and cities you did not build, though you live in them; you are eating from vineyards and olive groves you did not plant.’ 14“Therefore, fear the Lord and worship him in sincerity and truth. Get rid of the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt, and worship 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 in front of you, and they will drive the Hivites, Canaanites, and Hethites away from you.
• Deuteronomy 7:20The Lord your God will also send hornets against them until all the survivors and those hiding from you perish.
• Psalms 44:3For they did not take the land by their sword — their arm did not bring them victory — but by your right hand, your arm, and the light of your face, because you were favorable toward 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