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Joshua 10:36
36After this, Joshua and all the Israelite army marched up from Eglon to Hebron. They attacked Hebron city.
Joshua 10:36 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, unto Hebron; and they fought against it:
- New International Version (NIV)Then Joshua and all Israel with him went up from Eglon to Hebron and attacked it.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then Joshua and all Israel with him went up from Eglon to Hebron. And they fought against it
- New King James Version (NKJV)So Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, to Hebron; and they fought against it.
Context of Joshua 10:36
34Then Joshua and his army marched from Lachish to Eglon. They attacked Eglon city from all sides. 35They took it on the same day. They killed everyone who lived in that city, as they had done at Lachish. After this, Joshua and all the Israelite army marched up from Eglon to Hebron. They attacked Hebron city. 37They took the city and they killed its king. They killed all the people who lived there, and the people in the towns near to it. They destroyed the whole city, as they had done at Eglon. They did not leave anyone alive. 38Then Joshua and his army turned round and they marched to Debir. They attacked Debir city.
Read all of Joshua 10Joshua 10:36 word by word
וַיַּ֣עַל יְ֠הוֹשֻׁעַ וְכָֽל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל עִמּ֛וֹ מֵעֶגְל֖וֹנָה חֶבְר֑וֹנָה וַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּ עָלֶֽיהָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Joshua 10:36
- Joshua 10:3So King Adoni-Zedek asked some other kings to join with him to attack Gibeon. They were Hoham, king of Hebron, Piram, king of Jarmuth, Japhia, king of Lachish and Debir, king of Eglon.
- Joshua 14:13Then Joshua blessed Caleb, Jephunneh's son. Joshua gave Hebron to him as his part of the land.
- Joshua 15:13The Lord had told Joshua to give Kiriath Arba to Caleb, Jephunneh's son. That was the part of Judah's land that Caleb received. Arba was the father of Anak. Kiriath Arba was now called Hebron.
- Joshua 21:13Hebron was one of the safe cities. The descendants of Aaron, the priest, received Hebron, Libnah,
- Genesis 13:18So Abram moved his tents. He went to live near the special oak trees of Mamre. That place is at Hebron. Abram built an altar to worship the Lord there.
- Numbers 13:22When they had gone up through the Negev desert in the south of the land, they arrived at Hebron. That was where Ahiman, Sheshai and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, were living. They had built Hebron seven years before the Egyptians built Zoan.
- Judges 1:10They attacked the people who lived in Hebron. They won the fight against the clans of Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai. Hebron was called Kiriath Arba at that time.
- 2 Samuel 5:1All Israel's tribes came to David at Hebron. They said, ‘We all belong to the same family as you do.
- 2 Samuel 15:9The king said, ‘Yes, you may go.’ So Absalom left Jerusalem and he went to Hebron.
- 1 Chronicles 12:23This is a list of the soldiers who joined David's army at Hebron. They came with their officers and they were ready to fight. They wanted to help David become king of Israel instead of Saul. The Lord had promised that this would happen.
Commentaries on Joshua 10:36
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 36Hebron - and the king thereof - See the note on Joshua 10:3. From Joshua 10:23; we learn that the king of Hebron was one of those five whom Joshua slew and hanged on five trees at Makkedah. How then can it be said that he slew the king of Hebron when he took the city, which was some days after the transactions at Makkedah? Either this slaying of the king of Hebron must refer to what had already been done, or the Hebronites, finding that their king fell in…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 28-43Verses 28-43 Joshua made speed in taking these cities. See what a great deal of work may be done in a little time, if we will be diligent, and improve our opportunities. God here showed his hatred of the idolatries and other abominations of which the Canaanites had been guilty, and shows us how great the provocation was, by the greatness of the destruction brought upon them. Here also was typified the destruction of all the enemies of the Lord Jesus, who…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28-39Joshua led the Israelites through southern Canaan. They captured several important cities but did not burn them. God had promised that Israel would live in cities they had not built (Deuteronomy 6:10).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 28-4228-42. that day Joshua took Makkedah--In this and the following verses is described the rapid succession of victory and extermination which swept the whole of southern Palestine into the hands of Israel. "All these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel. And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal."Read the comment
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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
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