Judges 11:24 “Do you not possess whatever your god Chemosh grants you? So also, we p…”

Judges 11:24

Do you not possess whatever your god Chemosh grants you? So also, we possess whatever the LORD our God has granted us.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Wilt not thou possess that which Chemosh thy god giveth thee to possess? So whomsoever the LORD our God shall drive out from before us, them will we possess.

World English Bible

Won’t you possess that which Chemosh your god gives you to possess? So whoever the LORD our God has dispossessed from before us, them will we possess.

American Standard Version

Wilt not thou possess that which Chemosh thy god giveth thee to possess? So whomsoever Jehovah our God hath dispossessed from before us, them will we possess.

Geneva Bible 1599

Wouldest not thou possesse that which Chemosh thy god giueth thee to possesse? So whomesoeuer the Lord our God driueth out before vs, them will we possesse.

Darby Translation

Dost not thou possess what Chemosh thy god puts thee in possession of? and whatever Jehovah our God has dispossessed before us, that will we possess.

Young's Literal Translation

That which Chemosh thy god causeth thee to possess — dost thou not possess it? and all that which Jehovah our God hath dispossessed from our presence, — it we do possess.

Bible in Basic English

Do you not keep the lands of those whom Chemosh your god sends out from before you? So we will keep all the lands of those whom the Lord our God sends out from before us.

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Cross references

“Chemosh”

Numbers 21:29 1 Kings 11:7 Jeremiah 48:7 Jeremiah 48:46

Numbers 21:29 · BSB

Woe to you, O Moab! You are destroyed, O people of Chemosh! He gave up his sons as refugees, and his daughters into captivity to Sihon king of the Amorites.

1 Kings 11:7 · BSB

At that time on a hill east of Jerusalem, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab and for Molech the abomination of the Ammonites.

Jeremiah 48:7 · BSB

Because you trust in your works and treasures, you too will be captured, and Chemosh will go into exile with his priests and officials.

Jeremiah 48:46 · BSB

Woe to you, O Moab! The people of Chemosh have perished; for your sons have been taken into exile and your daughters have gone into captivity.

“whomsoever”

Psalm 78:55 Micah 4:5 Joshua 3:10 Deuteronomy 18:12 Psalm 44:2 Deuteronomy 9:4

Psalm 78:55 · BSB

He drove out nations before them and apportioned their inheritance; He settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.

Micah 4:5 · BSB

Though all the nations may walk in the name of their gods, yet we will walk in the name of the LORD our God forever and ever.

Joshua 3:10 · BSB

He continued, “This is how you will know that the living God is among you and that He will surely drive out before you the Canaanites, Hittites, Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites, and Jebusites.

Deuteronomy 18:12 · BSB

For whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD. And because of these detestable things, the LORD your God is driving out the nations before you.

Psalm 44:2 · BSB

With Your hand You drove out the nations and planted our fathers there; You crushed the peoples and cast them out.

Deuteronomy 9:4 · BSB

When the LORD your God has driven them out before you, do not say in your heart, “Because of my righteousness the LORD has brought me in to possess this land.” Rather, the LORD is driving out these nations before you bec…

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

In context

23Now since the LORD, the God of Israel, has driven out the Amorites from before His people Israel, should you now possess it?

25Are you now so much better than Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever contend with Israel or fight against them?

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