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From the Blue Letter Bible
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jos 8:18 — And the LORD said unto Joshua, Stretch out the spear that [is] in thy hand toward Ai; for I will give it into thine hand. And Joshua stretched out the spear that [he had] in his hand toward the city.
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Stretch
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Jos 8:7,26; Exd 8:5; Exd 17:11; Job 15:25 |
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the spear
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The word keedon is rendered clypeum, a shield or buckler, by the Vulgate but the LXX. translate it [gaison] which Suidas says, signifies a kind of weapon, [hoion doratos] like a spear. It may denote a short spear, javelin, or lance; for it is evident that it signifies neither the larger spear nor the shield, because it is distinguished from both. 1Sa 17:6,41,45; Job 39:23; Joshua may have had a flag or ensign at the end of the spear, which might be seen at a considerable distance when extended, which was the sign agreed upon by him and the ambush. |
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Jos 8:7 |
Then ye shall rise up from the ambush, and seize upon the city: for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand. |
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Jos 8:26 |
For Joshua drew not his hand back, wherewith he stretched out the spear, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai. |
 
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Exd 8:5 |
And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt. |
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Exd 17:11 |
And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. |
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Job 15:25 |
For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty. |
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1Sa 17:6 |
And [he had] greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders. |
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1Sa 17:41 |
And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the man that bare the shield [went] before him. |
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1Sa 17:45 |
Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied. |
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Job 39:23 |
The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield. |
Cite This Page: (explanation of citations)
Scott, Thomas. "Joshua 8:18," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
<http://www.blueletterbible.org/tsk_b/Jos/8/18.html>.
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