Joshua 24:12 — Bible Verse (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.”
Joshua 24:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Joshua 24:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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Joshua 24:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“I sent the hornet before you, which drove them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; not with your sword, nor with your bow.”
Joshua 24:12 — World English Bible
Joshua 24:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And I sent the hornet before you, which drove them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; not with thy sword, nor with thy bow. ”
Joshua 24:12 — American Standard Version
Joshua 24:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And I send before you the hornet, and it casteth them out from your presence--two kings of the Amorite--not by thy sword, nor by thy bow.”
Joshua 24:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Joshua 24:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And I sent the hornet before you, which drove them out from before you, [as] the two kings of the Amorites; not with thy sword, nor with thy bow. ”
Joshua 24:12 — Darby Translation
Joshua 24:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And I sent hornets before you, which cast them out before you, euen the two kings of the Amorites, and not with thy sword, nor with thy bow.”
Joshua 24:12 — Geneva Bible
Joshua 24:12 in Context — Joshua 24
10 But I would not hearken unto Balaam; therefore he blessed you still: so I delivered you out of his hand.
11 And ye went over Jordan, and came unto 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.
12 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.
13 And 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.
14 Now 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 flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the Lord.
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What Does Joshua 24:12 Mean?
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