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Summary

And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries?

Art thou for us

Bible References

He lifted

Genesis 33:1
Jacob looked up and saw that Esau was coming along with four hundred men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two female servants.
Daniel 8:3
I looked up and saw a ram with two horns standing at the canal. Its two horns were both long, but one was longer than the other. The longer one was coming up after the shorter one.
Daniel 10:5
I looked up and saw a man clothed in linen; around his waist was a belt made of gold from Upaz.

A man

Joshua 6:2
The Lord told Joshua, "See, I am about to defeat Jericho for you, along with its king and its warriors.
Genesis 18:2
Abraham looked up and saw three men standing across from him. When he saw them he ran from the entrance of the tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.
Genesis 32:24
So Jacob was left alone. Then a man wrestled with him until daybreak.
Exodus 23:23
For my angel will go before you and bring you to the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Canaanites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, and I will destroy them completely.
Judges 13:8
Manoah prayed to the Lord, "Please, Lord, allow the man sent from God to visit us again, so he can teach us how we should raise the child who will be born."
Daniel 10:5
I looked up and saw a man clothed in linen; around his waist was a belt made of gold from Upaz.
Hosea 12:3
In the womb he attacked his brother; in his manly vigor he struggled with God.
Zechariah 1:8
I was attentive that night and saw a man seated on a red horse that stood among some myrtle trees in the ravine. Behind him were red, sorrel, and white horses.
Acts 1:10
As they were still staring into the sky while he was going, suddenly two men in white clothing stood near them
Revelation 1:13
and in the midst of the lampstands was one like a son of man. He was dressed in a robe extending down to his feet and he wore a wide golden belt around his chest.

His sword

Numbers 22:23
And the donkey saw the angel of the Lord standing in the road with his sword drawn in his hand, so the donkey turned aside from the road and went into the field. But Balaam beat the donkey, to make her turn back to the road.
1 Chronicles 21:16
David looked up and saw the Lord's messenger standing between the earth and sky with his sword drawn and in his hand, stretched out over Jerusalem. David and the leaders, covered with sackcloth, threw themselves down with their faces to the ground.

Art thou for us

1 Chronicles 12:17
David went out to meet them and said, "If you come to me in peace and want to help me, then I will make an alliance with you. But if you come to betray me to my enemies when I have not harmed you, may the God of our ancestors take notice and judge!"

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