Joshua 17:18

¹⁶ And the children of Joseph said, The hill is not enough for us: and all the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both they who are of Beth-shean and her towns, and they who are of the valley of Jezreel.

¹⁷ And Joshua spake unto the house of Joseph, even to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, Thou art a great people, and hast great power: thou shalt not have one lot only:

But the mountain shall be thine; for it is a wood, and thou shalt cut it down: and the outgoings of it shall be thine: for thou shalt drive out the Canaanites, though they have iron chariots, and though they be strong.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: because the hill country will be yours as well. It is a forest; clear it, and its farthest limits will be yours. Although the Canaanites have iron chariots and although they are strong, you can drive them out.”
KJV: But the mountain shall be thine; for it is a wood, and thou shalt cut it down: and the outgoings of it shall be thine: for thou shalt drive out the Canaanites, though they have iron chariots, and though they be strong.
WEB: but the hill country shall be yours. Although it is a forest, you shall cut it down, and it’s farthest extent shall be yours; for you shall drive out the Canaanites, though they have chariots of iron, and though they are strong.”
ASV: but the hill-country shall be thine; for though it is a forest, thou shalt cut it down, and the goings out thereof shall be thine; for thou shalt drive out the Canaanites, though they have chariots of iron, and though they are strong.
DARBY: but the hill-country shall be thine, as it is a wood, thou shalt cut it down, and its outgoings shall be thine; for thou shalt dispossess the Canaanites, though they have iron chariots; for they are powerful.
BLB: But the hill country shall be unto you, because it [is] wooded. And you shall cut it down, and its farthest extent shall be unto you, for you shall drive out the Canaanite, though a chariot of iron [is] unto him, and though he is strong.”

ÅB: men en fjellbygd skal du få, og da det er skog der, skal du hugge den ned, så endog dens utkanter skal tilhøre deg; for du skal drive bort kana'anittene, om de enn har jernvogner og er sterke.
[^1]: 4MO 26, 29 fg.
[^2]: østenfor.
[^3]: JOS 13, 29 fg. 17, 1.
OTB: Det skogkledde fjellandet vil også være deres. Rydd det, og dets ytterste grenser vil være deres. Selv om kanaaneerne har vogner utstyrt med jern og selv om de er sterke, kan dere drive dem ut."
B1930: men en fjellbygd skal du få, og da det er skog der, skal du hugge den ned, så endog dens utkanter skal tilhøre dig; for du skal drive bort kana'anittene, om de enn har jernvogner og er sterke.

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Hebrews 13:6
So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.
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Romans 8:31
What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
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Deuteronomy 20:1–4
When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the LORD thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
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Isaiah 41:10–16
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
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Romans 8:37
Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
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Numbers 14:6–9
And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of them that searched the land, rent their clothes:
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Psalms 27:1–2
The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
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Joshua 15:9
And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah, which is Kirjath-jearim:
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