Joshua 11:9 “Joshua treated them as the LORD had told him; he hamstrung their horse…”

Joshua 11:9

Joshua treated them as the LORD had told him; he hamstrung their horses and burned up their chariots.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And Joshua did unto them as the LORD bade him: he houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire.

World English Bible

Joshua did to them as the LORD told him. He hamstrung their horses and burned their chariots with fire.

American Standard Version

And Joshua did unto them as Jehovah bade him: he hocked their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire.

Geneva Bible 1599

And Ioshua did vnto them as the Lord bade him: he houghed their horses, and burnt their charets with fire.

Darby Translation

And Joshua did to them as Jehovah had said to him: he houghed their horses, and burned their chariots with fire.

Young's Literal Translation

and Joshua doth to them as Jehovah said to him; their horses he hath houghed, and their chariots burnt with fire.

Bible in Basic English

And Joshua did to them as the Lord had said to him; he had the leg-muscles of their horses cut and their war-carriages burned with fire.

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Cross references

“he houghed”

Joshua 11:6 Ezekiel 39:9 Ezekiel 39:10

Joshua 11:6 · BSB

Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, for by this time tomorrow I will deliver all of them slain before Israel. You are to hamstring their horses and burn up their chariots.”

Ezekiel 39:9 · BSB

Then those who dwell in the cities of Israel will go out, kindle fires, and burn up the weapons—the bucklers and shields, the bows and arrows, the clubs and spears. For seven years they will use them for fuel.

Ezekiel 39:10 · BSB

They will not gather wood from the countryside or cut it from the forests, for they will use the weapons for fuel. They will loot those who looted them and plunder those who plundered them, declares the Lord GOD.

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

In context

8and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Israel, who struck them down and pursued them all the way to Greater Sidon and Misrephoth-maim, and eastward as far as the Valley of Mizpeh. They struck them down, leaving no survivors.

10At that time Joshua turned back and captured Hazor and put its king to the sword, because Hazor was formerly the head of all these kingdoms.

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