God’s Word Translation
Joshua 10:38
38Then Joshua and all Israel went back to Debir and attacked it.
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
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. Then Joshua and all Israel went back to Debir and attacked it. 39He captured it and its king and all its neighboring villages and killed everyone. So they claimed them all for the Lord by destroying them. There were no survivors. He did the same thing to Debir and its king that he had done to Hebron and Libnah and their kings. 40So Joshua captured the whole land—the mountains, the Negev, the foothills, and the slopes. There were no survivors. He claimed every living creature for the Lord by destroying it, as the Lord God of Israel had commanded.
Read all of Joshua 10Joshua 10:38 word by word
וַיָּ֧שָׁב יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל עִמּ֖וֹ דְּבִ֑רָה וַיִּלָּ֖חֶם עָלֶֽיהָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Joshua 10:38
- Joshua 10:41So Joshua defeated the people from Kadesh Barnea to Gaza and from all the country of Goshen as far as Gibeon.
- Joshua 12:13the king of Debir, the king of Geder,
- Joshua 15:15From there he marched against the people living in Debir. (In the past Debir was called Kiriath Sepher.)
- Joshua 21:15Holon, Debir,
- Judges 1:11From there Judah’s troops went to fight the people living at Debir. (In the past Debir was called Kiriath Sepher.)
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
In the dictionaries
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
God’s Word Translation — © 1995 God’s Word to the Nations Bible Society
Commentaries