Deuteronomy 20:1 commands not to fear larger armies with horses and chariots — exactly the situation Joshua faces here.

1 Samuel 13:5 describes Philistine troops as numerous as sand, a parallel to the overwhelming enemy force in 11:4.

Psalm 33:16 teaches that a great army cannot save — undermining the threat of the vast enemy forces here.

Hebrews 11:12 uses sand/star imagery for Abraham's descendants — the same simile here describes the enemies, contrasting blessing with opposition.

Genesis 22:17 promises descendants as numerous as sand; here the same simile describes Israel's enemies, contrasting blessing with opposition.

Genesis 32:12 uses 'sand of the sea' for Jacob's descendants; in 11:4 it describes the enemy army, contrasting promise with threat.

2 Samuel 17:11 uses the same simile for Absalom's army, another enemy force echoing the theme of overwhelming numbers.

1 Kings 4:20 applies 'sand by the sea' to Israel's population, contrasting the enemy multitude in 11:4 with Israel's own blessing.