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10 But I would not listen to Balaam. So he could not curse you but he continued to bless you. In that way I saved you from Balak's power.

11 Then you went across the Jordan River and you came to Jericho city. The people of Jericho fought against you. So did the Amorites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hittites, Girgashites, Hivites and Jebusites. I helped you to win against all those people. 12 I sent great fear on your enemies as you moved into the land.[a] I chased them all away, as well as the two kings of the Amorites. You did not win because of your strong weapons, but because of me.

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Footnotes

  1. 24:12 ‘fear’ or ‘insects that bite’

10 But I would not listen to Balaam, so he blessed you(A) again and again, and I delivered you out of his hand.

11 “‘Then you crossed the Jordan(B) and came to Jericho.(C) The citizens of Jericho fought against you, as did also the Amorites, Perizzites,(D) Canaanites, Hittites, Girgashites, Hivites and Jebusites,(E) but I gave them into your hands.(F) 12 I sent the hornet(G) ahead of you, which drove them out(H) before you—also the two Amorite kings. You did not do it with your own sword and bow.(I)

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