Joshua 10:35

Joshua 10:35 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they took it on that day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein he utterly destroyed that day, according to all that he had done to Lachish.
• New International Version (NIV)They captured it that same day and put it to the sword and totally destroyed everyone in it, just as they had done to Lachish.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they captured it on that day, and struck it with the edge of the sword. And he devoted every person in it to destruction that day, as he had done to Lachish.
• New King James Version (NKJV)They took it on that day and struck it with the edge of the sword; all the people who were in it he utterly destroyed that day, according to all that he had done to Lachish.

Context of Joshua 10:35

33At that time King Horam of Gezer had come to help Lachish. But Joshua killed him and his troops. There were no survivors. 34Joshua and all Israel marched from Lachish to Eglon, camped there, and attacked it. They captured it that day and killed everyone in it. He claimed it for the Lord by destroying it the same way he had destroyed Lachish. 36Then Joshua and all Israel marched from Eglon to Hebron and attacked it. 37They captured it and its neighboring villages and killed its king and all the people. There were no survivors, the same as at Eglon. He claimed the city and all its people for the Lord by destroying them.

Joshua 10:35 word by word

וַֽיִּלְכְּד֜וּהָ בַּיּ֤וֹם הַהוּא֙ וַיַּכּ֣וּהָ לְפִי־חֶ֔רֶב וְאֵת֙ כָּל־הַנֶּ֣פֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֔הּ בַּיּ֥וֹם הַה֖וּא הֶחֱרִ֑ים כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֖ה לְלָכִֽישׁ׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they tookלָכַדlâkad · to captureH3920
• it on that dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• and smoteנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• it with the edgeפֶּהpeh · lip: edgeH6310
• of the swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• and all the soulsנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: personH5315
• therein he utterly destroyedחָרַםchâram · to devote/destroyH2763
• according to all that he had doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• to Lachishלָכִישׁlâkîysh · LachishH3923

Cross-references for Joshua 10:35

• Joshua 10:32The Lord handed Lachish over to Israel. He captured it on the next day and killed all the people, the same way he had captured Libnah.
• Joshua 10:37They captured it and its neighboring villages and killed its king and all the people. There were no survivors, the same as at Eglon. He claimed the city and all its people for the Lord by destroying them.
• Leviticus 26:44Even when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not reject them or look at them with disgust. I will not reject or cancel my promise to them, because I am the Lord their God.
• Job 19:10He beats me down on every side until I’m gone. He uproots my hope like a tree.

Commentaries on Joshua 10:35

• 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

Topics related to Joshua 10:35

• Captive
• Eglon
• Hebron
• Joshua
• Massacre
• War

In the dictionaries

• That Day
• Adonizedec
• Eglon (2)
• Exodus, the Book of
• Joshua, Book of
• Lachish
• Makkedah
• Ziddim

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