"O, Lord GOD," Joshua said, "why did You ever bring this people across the Jordan to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to be destroyed? If only we had been content to stay on the other side of the Jordan! Cross References Numbers 14:16 Because the LORD was unable to bring this people into the land He swore to give them, He has slaughtered them in the wilderness.' Joshua 7:6 Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell facedown before the ark of the LORD until evening, as did the elders of Israel; and they all sprinkled dust on their heads. Joshua 7:8 O Lord, what can I say, now that Israel has turned its back and run from its enemies? Judges 20:23 They went up and wept before the LORD until evening, inquiring of Him, "Should we again draw near for battle against our brothers the Benjamites?" And the LORD answered, "Go up against them." 1 Samuel 4:3 When the troops returned to the camp, the elders of Israel asked, "Why has the LORD brought defeat on us before the Philistines today? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Shiloh, so that it may go with us to save us from the hand of our enemies." Treasury of Scripture And Joshua said, Alas, O LORD God, why have you at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? would to God we had been content, and dwelled on the other side Jordan! wherefore Exodus 5:22,23 Numbers 14:3 2 Kings 3:10 to deliver Exodus 14:11,12 Exodus 17:3 Numbers 20:4,5 would to Exodus 16:3 and dwelt Joshua 1:2-4 |