Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Whither shall we go up? our brethren have discouraged our heart, saying, The people is greater and taller than we; the cities are great and walled up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakims there.
Discouraged
The people
We have seen
General references
Bible References
Discouraged
Deuteronomy 20:8
The officers will also say to the men: Is there any man here who has lost his nerve and is afraid? If so, he is to go home. Otherwise, he will destroy the morale of the others.
Joshua 2:9
She said to the men: I know Jehovah has given you the land and the terror of you has fallen on us. All the inhabitants of the land are afraid of you.
Isaiah 13:7
All hands will fall impaired (weakened). Every man's heart will melt (courage will fail).
Ezekiel 21:7
When they ask why you are groaning tell this: 'News has come that will discourage everyone. People's hands will hang limp, their hearts will lose courage, and their knees will become as weak as water. It is coming! It will surely take place!' Declares the Lord Jehovah.
The people
Deuteronomy 9:1
Hear, O Israel, you are about to cross the Jordan River. You will force out nations that are larger and mightier than you, with big cities that have sky-high walls.
Numbers 13:28
The people who live there are strong. The cities have walls and are very large. We even saw the descendants of Anak there.
We have seen
Deuteronomy 9:2
Their people are tall and strong. They are descendants of Anakim. You know all about them. You also heard it said: Who can oppose the descendants of Anak?
Joshua 11:22
There was none of the Anakims left in the land of the children of Israel. Some of them remained in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod.
Joshua 15:14
From Hebron Caleb drove out the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.
Judges 1:10
Judah went against the Canaanites that lived in Hebron (previously called Kirjath-arba) and they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.
2 Samuel 21:16
A descendant of Haraphah named Benob had a copper spear weighing seven and one half pounds. He wore it on a new belt. He captured David and intended to kill him.
General references
Numbers 13:31
The men who had gone with him said: We cannot attack those people! They are too strong for us!
Numbers 32:9
They went as far as the Eshcol Valley. They saw the land. But then they discouraged the rest of the Israelites from entering the land Jehovah had given them.
Deuteronomy 3:5
All of these cities were fortified with high walls and double-door gates with bars across the gates. We also captured a large number of unwalled villages.