Joshua 5:1

Now when all the Amorite kings west of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings by the Mediterranean heard how the Lord had dried up the waters of the Jordan in front of the Israelites until they had got across, their hearts trembled and they were all dispirited, on account of the Israelites.

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In The King James Version

And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which were on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, which were by the sea, heard that the LORD had dried up the waters of Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we were passed over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.

In Context

2It was then that the Lord said to Joshua, “Make flint knives and circumcise the Israelites once more.”

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Cross References

Genesis 10:15Canaan fathered Zidon his firstborn, and Heth;

Genesis 15:18At that time the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I give this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates.”

Joshua 2:11As soon as we heard it, our hearts trembled and everyone became utterly dispirited because of you, for the Lord your God is God in heaven above and on the earth below.

Joshua 3:17The priests who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood still on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan, and all Israel crossed on dry ground until the whole nation had finished crossing.

Matthew Henry on Joshua 5:1

Israel have now got over Jordan, and the waters which had opened before them, to favour their march forward, are closed again behind them, to forbid their retreat backward. They have now got footing in Canaan, and must apply themselves to the conquest of it, in order to which this chapter tells us, I. How their enemies were dispirited, ver. 1 . II. What was done at their first landing to assist and encourage them. 1. The covenant of circumcision was renewed, ver. 2-9 . 2. The feast of the passover was celebrated,… Read the whole commentary →

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