Joshua 10:38

Joshua 10:38 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and fought against it:
• New International Version (NIV)Then Joshua and all Israel with him turned around and attacked Debir.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Joshua and all Israel with him turned back to Debir and fought against it
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and they fought against it.

Context of Joshua 10:38

36After 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. Then Joshua and his army turned round and they marched to Debir. They attacked Debir city. 39They took the city, its king and all the towns near to it. They killed everyone who lived there. They did the same thing to Debir and its king as they had done to Hebron, and to Libnah and its king. 40In that way, Joshua took the whole land and all the kings who ruled there. He took the hill country, the Negev in the south, the low hills in the west and the mountains in the east. He killed all the people who lived there. He did not leave anyone alive. The Lord God of Israel had told him to do this.

Joshua 10:38 word by word

וַיָּ֧שָׁב יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל עִמּ֖וֹ דְּבִ֑רָה וַיִּלָּ֖חֶם עָלֶֽיהָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Joshuaיְהוֹשׁוּעַyehôshûa‛ yehôshûa‛ · JoshuaH3091
• returnedשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• and all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• with him, to Debirדְּבִירdebîyr debir · DebirH1688
• and foughtלָחַםlâcham · to fightH3898

Cross-references for Joshua 10:38

• Joshua 10:41Joshua took the whole region, from Kadesh-Barnea in the south to Gaza near the sea. This included all of Goshen, as far as Gibeon in the north.
• Joshua 12:13king of Debir, king of Geder,
• Joshua 15:15From there he went to attack the people of Debir. (Debir had been called Kiriath Sepher).
• Joshua 21:15Holon, Debir,
• Judges 1:11Then they went to attack the people who lived in Debir. It was called Kiriath Sepher at that time.

Commentaries on Joshua 10:38

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 38Joshua returned - The words mark a change in the direction of the march. Joshua from Hebron turned to the southwest, and attacked Debir or Kirjath-sepher and its dependencies Joshua 15:15.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. 38-39Settlement in the hill country was sparse. The surrounding villages, which were towns with walls, could not remain independent. They depended on the kingdoms of the dominant cities for protection.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

Topics related to Joshua 10:38

• Captive
• Hebron
• Joshua
• Massacre
• War

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Joshua
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Adonizedec
• Kirjathsannah
• Writing
• Debir (2)
• Eglon (2)
• Exodus, the Book of

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