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Joshua 9:14

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12 This bread of ours was warm when we packed it at home on the day we left to come to you. But take a look, it is now dry and moldy.

13 These wineskins were new when we filled them, but look, they are cracked. And these clothes and sandals are worn out from our very long journey.”

Then the men of Israel sampled their provisions, but did not seek the counsel of the LORD.

15 And Joshua made a treaty of peace with them to let them live, and the leaders of the congregation swore an oath to them.

16 Three days after they had made the treaty with the Gibeonites, the Israelites learned that they were neighbors, living among them.

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BSB
Then the men of Israel sampled their provisions, but did not seek the counsel of the LORD.
KJV
And the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the LORD.
WEB
The men sampled their provisions, and didn’t ask counsel from the LORD’s mouth.
ASV
And the men took of their provision, and asked not counsel at the mouth of Jehovah.
DARBY
And the men took of their victuals, but they did not inquire at the mouth of Jehovah.
BLB
And the men of Israel took some of their provisions, and the mouth of YHWH they did not ask.
ÅB
Da tok mennene og smakte på deres reisekost; men Herren spurte de ikke til råds.
OTB
Israelittene smakte på provianten deres, men søkte ikke råd hos Herren.
B1930
Da tok mennene og smakte på deres reisekost; men Herren spurte de ikke til råds.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Proverbs 3:5–6

    Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;

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  • Numbers 27:21

    He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who will seek counsel for him before the LORD by the judgment of the Urim. At his command, he and all the Israelites with him—the entire congregation—will go out and come in.”

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  • 1 Chronicles 10:13–14

    So Saul died for his unfaithfulness to the LORD, because he did not keep the word of the LORD and even consulted a medium for guidance,

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  • 2 Samuel 5:19

    So David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?” “Go,” replied the LORD, “for I will surely deliver the Philistines into your hand.”

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  • Ezra 8:21

    And there by the Ahava Canal I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask Him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions.

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  • Judges 20:28

    and Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, served before it.) The Israelites asked, “Should we again go out to battle against our brothers the Benjamites, or should we stop?” The LORD answered, “Fight, for tomorrow I will deliver them into your hand.”

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  • Judges 1:1

    After the death of Joshua, the Israelites inquired of the LORD, “Who will be the first to go up and fight for us against the Canaanites?”

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  • 2 Samuel 2:1

    Some time later, David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up to one of the towns of Judah?” “Go up,” the LORD answered. Then David asked, “Where should I go?” “To Hebron,” replied the LORD.

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