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 8:28יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ · So Joshua
    So Joshua burned Ai and made it a permanent heap of ruins, a desolation to this day.
  2. Joshua 8:29יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ · Joshua
    He hung the king of Ai on a tree until evening, and at sunset Joshua commanded that they take down the body from the tree and throw it down at the entrance of the city gate. And over it they raised a large pile of rocks, which remains to this day.
  3. Joshua 8:30יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ · Joshua
    At that time Joshua built an altar on Mount Ebal to the LORD, the God of Israel,
  4. Joshua 8:35יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַ · Joshua
    There was not a word of all that Moses had commanded that Joshua failed to read before the whole assembly of Israel, including the women, the little ones, and the foreigners who lived among them.
  5. Joshua 9:2יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ · Joshua
    …they came together to wage war against Joshua and Israel.
  6. Joshua 9:3יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ · Joshua
    But the people of Gibeon, having heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,
  7. Joshua 9:6יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ · Joshua
    They went to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal and said to him and the men of Israel, “We have come from a distant land; please make a treaty with us.”
  8. Joshua 9:8 (2×)יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ · Joshua; יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ · Then Joshua
    “We are your servants,” they said to Joshua. Then Joshua asked them, “Who are you and where have you come from?”
  9. Joshua 9:15יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ · And Joshua
    And Joshua made a treaty of peace with them to let them live, and the leaders of the congregation swore an oath to them.
  10. Joshua 9:22יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ · Then Joshua
    Then Joshua summoned the Gibeonites and said, “Why did you deceive us by telling us you live far away from us, when in fact you live among us?
  11. Joshua 9:24יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ
    The Gibeonites answered, “Your servants were told clearly that the LORD your God had commanded His servant Moses to give you all the land and wipe out all its inhabitants before you. So we greatly feared for our lives because of you, and that is why we have done this.
  12. Joshua 9:27יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ · he
    On that day he made them woodcutters and water carriers, as they are to this day for the congregation of the LORD and for the altar at the place He would choose.
  13. Joshua 10:1יְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ · Joshua
    Now Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had captured Ai and devoted it to destruction—doing to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king—and that the people of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were living near them.
  14. Joshua 10:4יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ · Joshua
    “Come up and help me. We will attack Gibeon, because they have made peace with Joshua and the Israelites.”
  15. Joshua 10:6יְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַ · Joshua
    Then the men of Gibeon sent word to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal: “Do not abandon your servants. Come quickly and save us! Help us, because all the kings of the Amorites from the hill country have joined forces against us.”
  16. Joshua 10:7יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ · So Joshua
    So Joshua and his whole army, including all the mighty men of valor, came from Gilgal.
  17. Joshua 10:8יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ · Joshua
    The LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, for I have delivered them into your hand. Not one of them shall stand against you.”
  18. Joshua 10:9יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ · Joshua
    After marching all night from Gilgal, Joshua caught them by surprise.
  19. Joshua 10:12יְהוֹשֻׁעַ֙ · Joshua
    On the day that the LORD gave the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua spoke to the LORD in the presence of Israel: “O sun, stand still over Gibeon, O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.”
  20. Joshua 10:15יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ · Then Joshua
    Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.
  21. Joshua 10:17לִיהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ · And Joshua
    And Joshua was informed: “The five kings have been found; they are hiding in the cave at Makkedah.”
  22. Joshua 10:18יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ · So Joshua
    So Joshua said, “Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and post men there to guard them.
  23. Joshua 10:20יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ · So Joshua
    So Joshua and the Israelites continued to inflict a terrible slaughter until they had finished them off, and the remaining survivors retreated to the fortified cities.
  24. Joshua 10:21יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ · Joshua
    The whole army returned safely to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah, and no one dared to utter a word against the Israelites.
  25. Joshua 10:22יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ · Then Joshua
    Then Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave and bring those five kings out to me.”
  26. Joshua 10:24 (2×)יְהוֹשֻׁעַ֒ · Joshua; יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ · [he]
    When they had brought the kings to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the army commanders who had accompanied him, “Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So the commanders came forward and put their feet on their necks.
  27. Joshua 10:25יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ · Joshua
    “Do not be afraid or discouraged,” Joshua said. “Be strong and courageous, for the LORD will do this to all the enemies you fight.”
  28. Joshua 10:26יְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַ · Joshua
    After this, Joshua struck down and killed the kings, and he hung their bodies on five trees and left them there until evening.
  29. Joshua 10:27יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ · Joshua
    At sunset Joshua ordered that they be taken down from the trees and thrown into the cave in which they had hidden. Then large stones were placed against the mouth of the cave, and the stones are there to this day.
  30. Joshua 10:28יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ · Joshua
    On that day Joshua captured Makkedah and put it to the sword, along with its king. He devoted to destruction everyone in the city, leaving no survivors. So he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho.
  31. Joshua 10:29יְ֠הוֹשֻׁעַ · Then Joshua
    Then Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Makkedah to Libnah and fought against Libnah.
  32. Joshua 10:31יְ֠הוֹשֻׁעַ · And Joshua
    And Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Libnah to Lachish. They laid siege to it and fought against it.
  33. Joshua 10:33יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ · but Joshua
    At that time Horam king of Gezer went to help Lachish, but Joshua struck him down along with his people, leaving no survivors.
  34. Joshua 10:34יְ֠הוֹשֻׁעַ · So Joshua
    So Joshua moved on from Lachish to Eglon, and all Israel with him. They laid siege to it and fought against it.
  35. Joshua 10:36יְ֠הוֹשֻׁעַ · Then Joshua
    Then Joshua and all Israel with him went up from Eglon to Hebron and fought against it.
  36. Joshua 10:38יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ · Finally Joshua
    Finally Joshua and all Israel with him turned toward Debir and fought against it.
  37. Joshua 10:40יְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ · So Joshua
    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, the God of Israel, had commanded.
  38. Joshua 10:41יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ · Joshua
    Joshua conquered the area from Kadesh-barnea to Gaza, and the whole region of Goshen as far as Gibeon.
  39. Joshua 10:42יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ · Joshua
    And because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel, Joshua captured all these kings and their land in one campaign.
  40. Joshua 10:43יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ · Then Joshua
    Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.
  41. Joshua 11:6יְהוֹשֻׁעַ֮ · Joshua
    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.”
  42. Joshua 11:7יְהוֹשֻׁ֡עַ · Joshua
    So by the waters of Merom, Joshua and his whole army came upon them suddenly and attacked them,
  43. Joshua 11:9יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ · Joshua
    Joshua treated them as the LORD had told him; he hamstrung their horses and burned up their chariots.
  44. Joshua 11:10יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ · Joshua
    At 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.
  45. Joshua 11:12יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ · Joshua
    Joshua captured all these kings and their cities and put them to the sword. He devoted them to destruction, as Moses the LORD’s servant had commanded.
  46. Joshua 11:13יְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃ · which Joshua
    Yet Israel did not burn any of the cities built on their mounds, except Hazor, which Joshua burned.
  47. Joshua 11:15 (2×)יְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַ · Joshua; יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ · Joshua
    As 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.