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 hearken to Balaam; therefore he blessed you still: so I delivered you out of his hand. 11And ye went over Jordan, and came to Jericho: and the men of Jericho fought against you, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Girgashites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; and I delivered them into your hand. And I sent the hornet before you, which drove them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; but not with thy sword, nor with thy bow. 13And I have given you a land for which ye did not labour, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell in them; of the vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat. 14Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the river, and in Egypt; and serve ye 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

• sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• hornetצִרְעָהtsir‛âh · hornetH6880
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• outגָּרַשׁgârash · to drive out: drive outH1644
• twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• Amoritesאֱמֹרִי'ĕmôrîy · AmoriteH567
• swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• bowקֶ֫שֶׁתqesheth · bowH7198

Cross-references for Joshua 24:12

• Exodus 23:28And I will send hornets before thee, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before thee.
• Deuteronomy 7:20Moreover the LORD thy God will send the hornet among them, until they that are left, and hide themselves from thee, shall be destroyed.
• Psalms 44:3For they obtained not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thy arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour to 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