יְהוֹשׁוּעַ

ye.ho.shu.aJoshua
hebrewOld TestamentName of a man218 occurrences11 books199 verses
This name belongs to 4 different people in the Bible:
  • Joshua: Owner of a field in Beth-shemesh
  • Joshua: Governor of Jerusalem during Josiah's reign
  • Joshua: Moses' assistant who led Israel into Canaan
  • Joshua: High priest during the rebuilding of the temple

Definition

or יְהוֹשֻׁעַ; from H3068 and H3467; Jehovah-saved; Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leader
Traditional renderings: Jehoshua, Jehoshuah, Joshua. Compare H1954, H3442.

Glossary entries

Joshua (Person) Jeshua (Person) Jehoshua, Jehoshuah Jesus Hoshea Oshea

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

218 total
  1. Joshua 4:17יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ · So Joshua
    So Joshua commanded the priests, “Come up from the Jordan.”
  2. Joshua 4:20יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ · Joshua
    And there at Gilgal Joshua set up the twelve stones they had taken from the Jordan.
  3. Joshua 5:2יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ · Joshua
    At that time the LORD said to Joshua, “Make flint knives and circumcise the sons of Israel once again.”
  4. Joshua 5:3יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ · So Joshua
    So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the sons of Israel at Gibeath-haaraloth.
  5. Joshua 5:4יְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַ · Joshua
    Now this is why Joshua circumcised them: All those who came out of Egypt—all the men of war—had died on the journey in the wilderness after they had left Egypt.
  6. Joshua 5:7יְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַ · Joshua
    And He raised up their sons in their place, and these were the ones Joshua circumcised. Until this time they were still uncircumcised, since they had not been circumcised along the way.
  7. Joshua 5:9יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ · Joshua
    Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you.” So that place has been called Gilgal to this day.
  8. Joshua 5:13 (2×)יְהוֹשֻׁעַ֮ · Now when Joshua; יְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַ · Joshua
    Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in His hand. Joshua approached Him and asked, “Are You for us or for our enemies?”
  9. Joshua 5:14יְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַ · Then Joshua
    “Neither,” He replied. “I have now come as Commander of the LORD’s army.” Then Joshua fell facedown in reverence and asked Him, “What does my Lord have to say to His servant?”
  10. Joshua 5:15 (2×)יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַ; יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ · And Joshua
    The Commander of the LORD’s army replied, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.
  11. Joshua 6:2יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ · Joshua
    And the LORD said to Joshua, “Behold, I have delivered Jericho into your hand, along with its king and its mighty men of valor.
  12. Joshua 6:6יְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַ · So Joshua
    So Joshua son of Nun summoned the priests and said, “Take up the ark of the covenant and have seven priests carry seven rams’ horns in front of the ark of the LORD.”
  13. Joshua 6:8יְהוֹשֻׁעַ֮ · After Joshua
    After Joshua had spoken to the people, seven priests carrying seven rams’ horns before the LORD advanced and blew the horns, and the ark of the covenant of the LORD followed them.
  14. Joshua 6:10יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ · But Joshua
    But Joshua had commanded the people: “Do not give a battle cry or let your voice be heard; do not let one word come out of your mouth until the day I tell you to shout. Then you are to shout!”
  15. Joshua 6:12יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ · Joshua
    Joshua got up early the next morning, and the priests took the ark of the LORD.
  16. Joshua 6:16יְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַ · and Joshua
    After the seventh time around, the priests blew the horns, and Joshua commanded the people, “Shout! For the LORD has given you the city!
  17. Joshua 6:22יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ · Meanwhile, Joshua
    Meanwhile, Joshua told the two men who had spied out the land, “Go into the house of the prostitute and bring out the woman and all who are with her, just as you promised her.”
  18. Joshua 6:25 (2×)יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ · Joshua; יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ · Joshua
    And Joshua spared Rahab the prostitute, with her father’s household and all who belonged to her, because she hid the men Joshua had sent to spy out Jericho. So she has lived among the Israelites to this day.
  19. Joshua 6:26יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ · Joshua
    At that time Joshua invoked this solemn oath: “Cursed before the LORD is the man who rises up and rebuilds this city, Jericho; at the cost of his firstborn he will lay its foundations; at the cost of his youngest he will set up its gates.”
  20. Joshua 6:27יְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַ · Joshua
    So the LORD was with Joshua, and his fame spread throughout the land.
  21. Joshua 7:2יְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַ · Meanwhile, Joshua
    Meanwhile, Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth-aven to the east of Bethel, and told them, “Go up and spy out the land.” So the men went up and spied out Ai.
  22. Joshua 7:3יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַ · Joshua
    On returning to Joshua, they reported, “There is no need to send all the people; two or three thousand men are enough to go up and attack Ai. Since the people of Ai are so few, you need not wear out all our people there.”
  23. Joshua 7:6יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ · Then Joshua
    Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell facedown before the ark of the LORD until evening, as did the elders of Israel; and they all sprinkled dust on their heads.
  24. Joshua 7:7יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ · Joshua
    “O, Lord GOD,” Joshua said, “why did You ever bring this people across the Jordan to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to be destroyed? If only we had been content to stay on the other side of the Jordan!
  25. Joshua 7:10יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ · Joshua
    But the LORD said to Joshua, “Stand up! Why have you fallen on your face?
  26. Joshua 7:16יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ · So Joshua
    So Joshua arose early the next morning and had Israel come forward tribe by tribe, and the tribe of Judah was selected.
  27. Joshua 7:19יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ · So Joshua
    So Joshua said to Achan, “My son, give glory to the LORD, the God of Israel, and make a confession to Him. I urge you to tell me what you have done; do not hide it from me.”
  28. Joshua 7:20יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ
    “It is true,” Achan replied, “I have sinned against the LORD, the God of Israel. This is what I did:
  29. Joshua 7:22יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ · So Joshua
    So Joshua sent messengers who ran to the tent, and there it all was, hidden in his tent, with the silver underneath.
  30. Joshua 7:23יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ · Joshua
    They took the things from inside the tent, brought them to Joshua and all the Israelites, and spread them out before the LORD.
  31. Joshua 7:24יְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ · Then Joshua
    Then Joshua, together with all Israel, took Achan son of Zerah, the silver, the cloak, the bar of gold, his sons and daughters, his oxen and donkeys and sheep, his tent, and everything else he owned, and brought them to the Valley of Achor.
  32. Joshua 7:25יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ · Joshua
    “Why have you brought this trouble upon us?” said Joshua. “Today the LORD will bring trouble upon you!” And all Israel stoned him to death. Then they stoned the others and burned their bodies.
  33. Joshua 8:1יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ · Joshua
    Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid or discouraged. Take the whole army with you, and go up and attack Ai. See, I have delivered into your hand the king of Ai, his people, his city, and his land.
  34. Joshua 8:3 (2×)יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ · So Joshua; יְ֠הוֹשֻׁעַ · Joshua
    So Joshua and the whole army set out to attack Ai. Joshua chose 30,000 mighty men of valor and sent them out at night
  35. Joshua 8:9 (2×)יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַ · So Joshua; יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ · But [Joshua]
    So Joshua sent them out, and they went to the place of ambush and lay in wait between Bethel and Ai, to the west of Ai. But Joshua spent that night among the people.
  36. Joshua 8:10יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ · Joshua
    Joshua got up early the next morning and mobilized his men, and he and the elders of Israel marched before them up to Ai.
  37. Joshua 8:13יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ · Joshua
    So the forces were stationed with the main camp to the north of the city and the rear guard to the west of the city. And that night Joshua went into the valley.
  38. Joshua 8:15יְהוֹשֻׁ֥עַ · Joshua
    Joshua and all Israel let themselves be beaten back before them, and they fled toward the wilderness.
  39. Joshua 8:16יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ · Joshua
    Then all the men of Ai were summoned to pursue them, and they followed Joshua and were drawn away from the city.
  40. Joshua 8:18 (2×)יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַ · Joshua; יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ · So Joshua
    Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Hold out your battle lance toward Ai, for into your hand I will deliver the city.” So Joshua held out his battle lance toward Ai,
  41. Joshua 8:21וִיהוֹשֻׁ֨עַ · When Joshua
    When Joshua and all Israel saw that the men in ambush had captured the city and that smoke was rising from it, they turned around and struck down the men of Ai.
  42. Joshua 8:23יְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃ · Joshua
    But they took the king of Ai alive and brought him to Joshua.
  43. Joshua 8:26וִיהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ · Joshua
    Joshua did not draw back the hand that held his battle lance until he had devoted to destruction all who lived in Ai.
  44. Joshua 8:27יְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃ · Joshua
    Israel took for themselves only the cattle and plunder of that city, as the LORD had commanded Joshua.