they gathered themselves together to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.
Parallel translations
- KJV That they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.
- BSB they came together to wage war against Joshua and Israel.
- NKJV that they gathered together to fight with Joshua and Israel with one accord.
- NASB that they met together with one purpose, to fight with Joshua and with Israel.
- NLT These kings combined their armies to fight as one against Joshua and the Israelites.
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- Isa 8:12“Don’t say, ‘A conspiracy!’ concerning all about which this people say, ‘A conspiracy!’ neither fear their threats, nor be terrorized.
- Acts 4:26–28The kings of the earth take a stand, and the rulers take council together, against the Lord, and against his Christ.’
- Isa 8:9–10Make an uproar, you peoples, and be broken in pieces! Listen, all you from far countries: dress for battle, and be shattered! Dress for battle, and be shattered!
- Ps 2:1–2Why do the nations rage, and the peoples plot a vain thing?
- Prov 11:21Most certainly, the evil man will not be unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will be delivered.
- Joel 3:9–13Proclaim this among the nations: “Prepare for war! Stir up the mighty men. Let all the warriors draw near. Let them come up.
- Rev 20:8–9and he will come out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to the war; the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
- Isa 54:15Behold, they may gather together, but not by me. Whoever gathers together against you will fall because of you.
- Rev 16:14for they are spirits of demons, performing signs; which go out to the kings of the whole inhabited earth, to gather them together for the war of that great day of God, the Almighty.
- 2 Chr 20:1–30After this, the children of Moab, the children of Ammon, and with them some of the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle.
- Ps 83:2–8For, behold, your enemies are stirred up. Those who hate you have lifted up their heads.
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