Joshua 9:14
12 This our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go unto you; but now, behold, it is dry, and it is mouldy:
13 And these bottles of wine, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they be rent: and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey.
And the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the LORD.
15 And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.
16 And it came to pass at the end of three days after they had made a league with them, that they heard that they were their neighbours, and that they dwelt among them.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- 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)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 3:5–6
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Read in contextNumbers 27:21
And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask counsel for him after the judgment of Urim before the LORD: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the children of Israel with him, even all the congregation.
Read in context1 Chronicles 10:13–14
So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the LORD, even against the word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to enquire of it;
Read in context2 Samuel 5:19
And David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up to the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the LORD said unto David, Go up: for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into thine hand.
Read in contextEzra 8:21
Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.
Read in contextJudges 20:28
And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, stood before it in those days,) saying, Shall I yet again go out to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother, or shall I cease? And the LORD said, Go up; for to morrow I will deliver them into thine hand.
Read in contextJudges 1:1
Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them?
Read in context2 Samuel 2:1
And it came to pass after this, that David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the LORD said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron.
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