Treasury of Scripture Knowledge They answered: From a very far country thy servants are come in the name of the Lord thy God. For we have heard the fame of his power, all the things that he did in Egypt. From a Deuteronomy 20:15 So shalt thou do to all cities that are at a great distance from thee, and are not of these cities which thou shalt receive in possession. because 1 Kings 8:41 Moreover also the stranger, who is not of thy people Israel, when he shall come out of a far country for thy name's sake, (for they shall hear every where of thy great name, and thy mighty hand, 2 Chronicles 6:32,33 If the stranger also, who is not of thy people Israel, come from a far country, for the sake of thy great name, and thy strong hand, and thy stretched out arm, and adore in this place: . . . Nehemiah 9:5 And the Levites Josue and Cedmihel, Bonni, Hasebnia, Serebia, Oduia, Sebnia, and Phathahia, said: Arise, bless the Lord your God from eternity to eternity: and blessed be the high name of thy glory with all blessing and praise. Psalm 72:19 And blessed be the name of his majesty for ever: and the whole earth shall be filled with his majesty. So be it. So be it. Psalm 83:18 And let them know that the Lord is thy name: thou alone art the most High over all the earth. Psalm 148:13 For his name alone is exalted. Isaiah 55:5 Behold thou shalt call a nation, which thou knewest not: and the nations that knew not thee shall run to thee, because of the Lord thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel, for he hath glorified thee. Acts 8:7 For many of them who had unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, went out. we have Joshua 9:24 They answered: It was told us, thy servants, that the Lord thy God had promised his servant Moses, to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants thereof. Therefore we feared exceedingly and provided for our lives, compelled by the dread we had of you, and we took this counsel. Joshua 2:9,10 I know that the Lord hath given this land to you: for the dread of you is fallen upon us, and all the inhabitants of the land have lost all strength. . . . Exodus 9:16 And therefore have I raised thee, that I may shew my power in thee, and my name may be spoken of throughout all the earth. Exodus 15:14 Nations rose up, and were angry: sorrows took hold on the inhabitants of Philisthiim. Numbers 14:15 May hear that thou hast killed so great a multitude as it were one man and may say: Isaiah 66:19 And I will set a sign among them, and I will send of them that shall be saved, to the Gentiles into the sea, into Africa, and Lydia them that draw the bow: into Italy, and Greece, to the islands afar off, to them that have not heard of me, and have not seen my glory. And they shall declare my glory to the Gentiles: Context The Deceit of the Gibeonites…8But they said to Joshua: We are thy servants. Joshua said to them: Who are you? and whence came you? 9They answered: From a very far country thy servants are come in the name of the Lord thy God. For we have heard the fame of his power, all the things that he did in Egypt.10And to the two kings of the Amorrhites, that were beyond the Jordan, Sehon, king of Hesebon, and Og, king of Basan, that was in Astaroth:… Cross References Numbers 20:14 In the mean time Moses sent messengers from Cades to the king of Edom, to say: Thus saith thy brother Israel: Thou knowest all the labour that hath come upon us: Joshua 2:9 I know that the Lord hath given this land to you: for the dread of you is fallen upon us, and all the inhabitants of the land have lost all strength. Joshua 9:10 And to the two kings of the Amorrhites, that were beyond the Jordan, Sehon, king of Hesebon, and Og, king of Basan, that was in Astaroth: Joshua 9:16 Now three days after the league was made, they heard that they dwelt nigh, and they should be among them. Joshua 9:17 And the children of Israel removed the camp, and came into their cities on the third day, the names of which are, Gabaon, and Caphira, and Beroth, and Cariathiarim. Joshua 9:24 They answered: It was told us, thy servants, that the Lord thy God had promised his servant Moses, to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants thereof. Therefore we feared exceedingly and provided for our lives, compelled by the dread we had of you, and we took this counsel. Lexicon “Your servantsעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ (‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5650: Slave, servant have come בָּ֣אוּ (bā·’ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go from a very מְאֹד֙ (mə·’ōḏ) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 3966: Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily distant רְחוֹקָ֤ה (rə·ḥō·w·qāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 7350: Remote, of place, time, precious land,” מֵאֶ֨רֶץ (mê·’e·reṣ) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land they replied, וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (way·yō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say “because of the fame לְשֵׁ֖ם (lə·šêm) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 8034: A name of the LORD יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God. אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative For כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction we have heard שָׁמַ֣עְנוּ (šā·ma‘·nū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 8085: To hear intelligently the reports of Him שָׁמְע֔וֹ (šā·mə·‘ōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 8089: A report and וְאֵ֛ת (wə·’êṯ) Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker Strong's Hebrew 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every that אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that He did עָשָׂ֖ה (‘ā·śāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make in Egypt, בְּמִצְרָֽיִם׃ (bə·miṣ·rā·yim) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 4714: Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa Additional Translations “Your servants have come from a very distant land,” they replied, “because of the fame of the LORD your God. 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