Joshua 11:14 “The Israelites took for themselves all the plunder and livestock of th…”

Joshua 11:14

The Israelites took for themselves all the plunder and livestock of these cities, but they put all the people to the sword until they had completely destroyed them, not sparing anyone who breathed.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the children of Israel took for a prey unto themselves; but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, neither left they any to breathe.

World English Bible

The children of Israel took all the plunder of these cities, with the livestock, as plunder for themselves; but every man they struck with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them. They didn’t leave any who breathed.

American Standard Version

Geneva Bible 1599

And all the spoyle of these cities and the cattel the children of Israel tooke for their praye, but they smote euery man with the edge of the sword vntill they had destroyed them, not leauing one aliue.

Darby Translation

And all the spoil of these cities and the cattle the children of Israel took as prey to themselves; only, they smote all the men with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them: they left none that breathed.

Young's Literal Translation

and all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, have the sons of Israel spoiled for themselves; only, every human being they have smitten by the mouth of the sword, till their destroying them; they have not left any one breathing.

Bible in Basic English

And all the goods taken from these towns, and their cattle, the children of Israel kept for themselves; but every man they put to death without mercy, till their destruction was complete, and there was no one living.

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Cross references

“the spoil”

Joshua 8:27 Numbers 31:9 Deuteronomy 20:14 Deuteronomy 6:10 Deuteronomy 6:11

Joshua 8:27 · BSB

Israel took for themselves only the cattle and plunder of that city, as the LORD had commanded Joshua.

Numbers 31:9 · BSB

The Israelites captured the Midianite women and their children, and they plundered all their herds, flocks, and goods.

Deuteronomy 20:14 · BSB

But the women, children, livestock, and whatever else is in the city—all its spoil—you may take as plunder, and you shall use the spoil of your enemies that the LORD your God gives you.

Deuteronomy 6:10 · BSB

And when the LORD your God brings you into the land He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that He would give you—a land with great and splendid cities that you did not build,

Deuteronomy 6:11 · BSB

with houses full of every good thing with which you did not fill them, with wells that you did not dig, and with vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant—and when you eat and are satisfied,

“neither”

Joshua 11:11 Joshua 10:40

Joshua 11:11 · BSB

The Israelites put everyone in Hazor to the sword, devoting them to destruction. Nothing that breathed remained, and Joshua burned down Hazor itself.

Joshua 10:40 · BSB

So Joshua conquered the whole region—the hill country, the Negev, the foothills, and the slopes, together with all their kings—leaving no survivors. He devoted to destruction everything that breathed, just as the LORD, t…

Also

Numbers 31:11–12

Numbers 31:11–12 · BSB

and carried away all the plunder and spoils, both people and animals.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

13Yet Israel did not burn any of the cities built on their mounds, except Hazor, which Joshua burned.

15As the LORD had commanded His servant Moses, so Moses commanded Joshua. That is what Joshua did, leaving nothing undone of all that the LORD had commanded Moses.

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