Joshua 24:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and warred against Israel, and sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you:”

Joshua 24:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Joshua 24:9 in 6 Bible Translations

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Joshua 24:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and fought against Israel. He sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you,”

Joshua 24:9 — World English Bible

Joshua 24:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and fought against Israel: and he sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you; ”

Joshua 24:9 — American Standard Version

Joshua 24:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`And Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, riseth and fighteth against Israel, and sendeth and calleth for Balaam son of Beor, to revile you,”

Joshua 24:9 — Young's Literal Translation

Joshua 24:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and warred against Israel, and sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you; ”

Joshua 24:9 — Darby Translation

Joshua 24:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Also Balak the sonne of Zippor King of Moab arose and warred against Israel, and sent to call Balaam the sonne of Beor for to curse you,”

Joshua 24:9 — Geneva Bible

Joshua 24:9 in Context — Joshua 24

7 And when they cried unto the Lord, he put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea upon them, and covered them; and your eyes have seen what I have done in Egypt: and ye dwelt in the wilderness a long season.

8 And I brought you into the land of the Amorites, which dwelt on the other side Jordan; and they fought with you: and I gave them into your hand, that ye might possess their land; and I destroyed them from before you.

9 Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and warred against Israel, and sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you:

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.

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What Does Joshua 24:9 Mean?

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