English Standard Version
Joshua 10:42
42And Joshua captured all these kings and their land at one time, because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel.
Joshua 10:42 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel.
- New International Version (NIV)All these kings and their lands Joshua conquered in one campaign, because the Lord, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.
- New King James Version (NKJV)All these kings and their land Joshua took at one time, because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Joshua conquered all these kings and their land in a single campaign, for the Lord, the God of Israel, was fighting for his people.
Context of Joshua 10:42
40So Joshua struck the whole land, the hill country and the Negeb and the lowland and the slopes, and all their kings. He left none remaining, but devoted to destruction all that breathed, just as the Lord God of Israel commanded. 41And Joshua struck them from Kadesh-barnea as far as Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, as far as Gibeon. And Joshua captured all these kings and their land at one time, because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel. 43Then Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal.
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וְאֵ֨ת כָּל־הַמְּלָכִ֤ים הָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ וְאֶת־אַרְצָ֔ם לָכַ֥ד יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ פַּ֣עַם אֶחָ֑ת כִּ֗י יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל נִלְחָ֖ם לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And all these kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- and their landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- did Joshuaיְהוֹשׁוּעַyehôshûa‛ yehôshûa‛ · JoshuaH3091
- takeלָכַדlâkad · to captureH3920
- at oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
- timeפַּ֫עַםpa‛am pa‛ămâh · beatH6471
- because the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- foughtלָחַםlâcham · to fightH3898
Cross-references for Joshua 10:42
- Joshua 10:14There has been no day like it before or since, when the Lord heeded the voice of a man, for the Lord fought for Israel.
- Exodus 14:14The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent."
- Deuteronomy 20:4for the Lord your God is he who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies, to give you the victory.'
- Psalms 44:3for not by their own sword did they win the land, nor did their own arm save them, but your right hand and your arm, and the light of your face, for you delighted in them.
- Psalms 46:1God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
- Psalms 80:3Restore us, O God; let your face shine, that we may be saved!
- Psalms 118:6The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?
- Isaiah 8:9Be broken, you peoples, and be shattered; give ear, all you far countries; strap on your armor and be shattered; strap on your armor and be shattered.
- Isaiah 43:4Because you are precious in my eyes, and honored, and I love you, I give men in return for you, peoples in exchange for your life.
- Romans 8:31What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
Commentaries on Joshua 10:42
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 42Did Joshua take at one time - That is, he defeated all those kings, and took all their cities, in One campaign; this appears to be the rational construction of the Hebrew. But these conquests were so rapid and stupendous, that they cannot be attributed either to the generalship of Joshua, or the valor of the Israelites; and hence the author himself, disclaiming the merit of them, modestly and piously adds, because the Lord Good of Israel fought for…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 42At one time - i. e. in one campaign or expedition, which no doubt lasted some days, or perhaps weeks (compare Joshua 11:18).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. 1-43Gibeon and its neighboring cities were on a plateau (high flat place) north of Jerusalem (see study note on 7:2). With Gibeon now as an ally with Israel, Israel controlled the plateau and the central hill country near Gibeon. Historically, controlling the plateau often meant controlling the hill country. The kings of Canaan had to conquer Gibeon, or they would fail.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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