Joshua 11:4
And they went out, they and all their hosts with them, much people, even as the sand that is upon the sea shore in multitude, with horses and chariots very many.
Joshua 11:4 in other translations
| BSB | So these kings came out with all their armies, a multitude as numerous as the sand on the seashore, along with a great number of horses and chariots. |
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| WEB | They went out, they and all their armies with them, many people, even as the sand that is on the seashore in multitude, with very many horses and chariots. |
| ASV | And they went out, they and all their hosts with them, much people, even as the sand that is upon the sea-shore in multitude, with horses and chariots very many. |
| YLT | and they go out, they and all their camps with them, a people numerous, as the sand which is on the sea-shore for multitude, and horse and charioteer very many; |
| DARBY | And they went out, they and all their armies with them, a people numerous as the sand that is on the seashore in multitude, with horses and chariots very many. |
| BBE | And they went out, they and all their armies with them, a great people, in number like the sand on the seaside, with horses and war-carriages in great number. |
| Webster | And they went out, they and all their hosts with them, many people, even as the sand that is upon the sea-shore in multitude, with horses and chariots very numerous. |
What does Joshua 11:4 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 11:1-9
Jos 11:1-9. Divers Kings Overcome at the Waters of Merom. 1-9. And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard those things--The scene of the sacred narrative is here shifted to the north of Canaan, where a still more extensive confederacy was formed among the ruling powers to oppose the further progress of the Israelites. Jabin ("the Intelligent"), which seems to have been a hereditary title (Jud 4:2), took…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 11:1-9
The wonders God wrought for the Israelites were to encourage them to act vigorously themselves. Thus the war against Satan's kingdom, carried on by preaching the gospel, was at first forwarded by miracles; but being fully proved to be of God, we are now left to the Divine grace in the usual course, in the use of the sword of the Spirit. God encouraged Joshua. Fresh dangers and difficulties make it necessary to seek…
Joshua 11:4 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Joshua 11:4
- Judges 7:12
And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like grasshoppers for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand by the sea side for multitude.
- 1 Samuel 13:5
And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude: and they came up, and pitched in Michmash, eastward from Beth–aven.
- Genesis 22:17
That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
- Genesis 32:12
And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.
- 2 Samuel 17:11
Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee, from Dan even to Beer–sheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in thine own person.
- 1 Kings 4:20
Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.
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Context
- Joshua 11:3
And to the Canaanite on the east and on the west, and to the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite in the mountains, and to the Hivite under Hermon in the land of Mizpeh.
- Joshua 11:4
And they went out, they and all their hosts with them, much people, even as the sand that is upon the sea shore in multitude, with horses and chariots very many.
- Joshua 11:5
And when all these kings were met together, they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.
Joshua 11:4 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Estos salieron, y con ellos todos sus ejércitos, pueblo mucho en gran manera, como la arena que está á la orilla del mar, con gran muchedumbre de caballos y carros. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et ils sortirent, eux et toutes leurs armées avec eux, un peuple nombreux, en multitude comme le sable qui est sur le bord de la mer, avec des chevaux et des chars en très grand nombre. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und sie zogen aus, sie und alle ihre Heerlager mit ihnen, ein großes Volk, wie der Sand, der am Ufer des Meeres ist, an Menge, und sehr viele Rosse und Wagen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Egressique sunt omnes cum turmis suis, populus multus nimis sicut arena quæ est in littore maris, equi quoque et currus immensæ multitudinis. |