Joshua 10:5

Joshua 10:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped before Gibeon, and made war against it.
• New International Version (NIV)Then the five kings of the Amorites—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish and Eglon—joined forces. They moved up with all their troops and took up positions against Gibeon and attacked it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon, gathered their forces and went up with all their armies and encamped against Gibeon and made war against it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon, gathered together and went up, they and all their armies, and camped before Gibeon and made war against it.

Context of Joshua 10:5

3So Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent word to Hoham king of Hebron, and to Piram king of Jarmuth, to Japhia king of Lachish, and to Debir king of Eglon, saying, 4“Come up to me and help me, and let us attack Gibeon [with a combined army], because it has made peace with Joshua and with the sons (people) of Israel.” Then the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon, gathered together and went up, they with all their armies, and they camped by Gibeon and fought against it. 6So the men of Gibeon sent word to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal, saying, “Do not abandon your servants; come up to us quickly and save us and help us, for all [five of] the kings of the Amorites who live in the hill country have assembled against us.” 7So Joshua went up from Gilgal, he and all the people of war with him, and all the men of valor.

Joshua 10:5 word by word

וַיֵּאָסְפ֨וּ וַֽיַּעֲל֜וּ חֲמֵ֣שֶׁת׀ מַלְכֵ֣י הָאֱמֹרִ֗י מֶ֣לֶךְ יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם מֶֽלֶךְ־חֶבְר֤וֹן מֶֽלֶךְ־יַרְמוּת֙ מֶֽלֶךְ־לָכִ֣ישׁ מֶֽלֶךְ־עֶגְל֔וֹן הֵ֖ם וְכָל־מַֽחֲנֵיהֶ֑ם וַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙ עַל־גִּבְע֔וֹן וַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּ עָלֶֽיהָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Therefore the fiveחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
• kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of the Amoritesאֱמֹרִי'ĕmôrîy · AmoriteH567
• of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• of Hebronחֶבְרוֹןchebrôn · HebronH2275
• of Jarmuthיַרְמוּתyarmûth · JarmuthH3412
• of Lachishלָכִישׁlâkîysh · LachishH3923
• of Eglonעֶגְלוֹן‛eglôn · EglonH5700
• gathered themselves togetherאָסַף'âsaph · to gatherH622
• and went upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• they and all their hostsמַחֲנֶהmachăneh · campH4264
• and encampedחָנָהchânâh · to campH2583
• before Gibeonגִּבְעוֹןgib‛ôn · GibeonH1391
• and made warלָחַםlâcham · to fightH3898

Cross-references for Joshua 10:5

• Joshua 10:6So the men of Gibeon sent word to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal, saying, “Do not abandon your servants; come up to us quickly and save us and help us, for all [five of] the kings of the Amorites who live in the hill country have assembled against us.”
• Joshua 9:1Now when all the kings who were beyond the Jordan, in the hill country and in the lowland [at the western edge of the hills of Judea], and all along the coast of the Great [Mediterranean] Sea toward Lebanon, the Hittite and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite and the Jebusite, heard of this [army and its victories over Jericho and Ai],
• Genesis 15:16Then in the fourth generation your descendants shall return here [to Canaan, the land of promise], for the wickedness and guilt of the Amorites is not yet complete (finished).”
• Isaiah 8:9“Be broken [in pieces], O peoples, and be shattered! Listen, all you [our enemies from the] far countries. Prepare yourselves [for war], and be shattered; Prepare yourselves [for war], and be shattered.

Commentaries on Joshua 10:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5The five kings of the Amorites - This is a general name for the inhabitants of Canaan, otherwise called Canaanites; and it is very likely that they had this appellation because the Amorites were the most powerful tribe or nation in that country. The inhabitants of Jerusalem were Jebusites, Joshua 15:63; those of Hebron were Hittites, Genesis 23:2, Genesis 23:3; Genesis 25:9, Genesis 25:10; and the Gibeonites were Hivites, Joshua 9:7; and yet all these are…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5In the Old Testament, when it distinguishes between Amorites and Canaanites, the Amorite kings ruled the hill country, while the Canaanites lived in the valleys and the coastal plain.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. the five kings of the Amorites--The settlement of this powerful and warlike tribe lay within the confines of Moab; but having also acquired extensive possessions on the southwest of the Jordan, their name, as the ruling power, seems to have been given to the region generally (2Sa 21:2), although Hebron was inhabited by Hittites or Hivites (Jos 11:19), and Jerusalem by Jebusites (Jos 15:63).Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 10:5

• Adoni-Zedek
• Amorites
• Armies
• Confederacies
• Debir
• Hebron
• Jarmuth
• Jerusalem
• Lachish
• Makkedah
• War

In the dictionaries

• Gibeon
• Hebron
• Jerusalem
• Gibeon, Gibeonite
• Hebron, Kiriath Arba
• Adonizedec
• Encamp
• Hoham
• Lachish
• Amorites

Commentaries on Joshua 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings