God’s Word Translation
Joshua 10:6
6The men of Gibeon sent this message to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal: “Don’t abandon us! Come quickly, and save us. Help us because all the Amorite kings who live in the mountains have united against us.”
Joshua 10:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us.
- New International Version (NIV)The Gibeonites then sent word to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal: “Do not abandon your servants. Come up to us quickly and save us! Help us, because all the Amorite kings from the hill country have joined forces against us.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the men of Gibeon sent to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal, saying, "Do not relax your hand from your servants. Come up to us quickly and save us and help us, for all the kings of the Amorites who dwell in the hill country are gathered against us."
- New King James Version (NKJV)And the men of Gibeon sent to Joshua at the camp at Gilgal, saying, “Do not forsake your servants; come up to us quickly, save us and help us, for all the kings of the Amorites who dwell in the mountains have gathered together against us.”
Context of Joshua 10:6
4“Come, help me destroy Gibeon because it has made peace with Joshua and the people of Israel.” 5So the five Amorite kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon combined their armies. They marched to Gibeon, camped there, and attacked it. The men of Gibeon sent this message to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal: “Don’t abandon us! Come quickly, and save us. Help us because all the Amorite kings who live in the mountains have united against us.” 7So Joshua, with all his soldiers and best warriors, set out from Gilgal. 8The Lord told Joshua, “Don’t be afraid of them. I have handed them over to you. None of them can stand up to you.”
Read all of Joshua 10Joshua 10:6 word by word
וַיִּשְׁלְח֣וּ אַנְשֵׁי֩ גִבְע֨וֹן אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַ אֶל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ הַגִּלְגָּ֣לָה לֵאמֹ֔ר אַל־תֶּ֥רֶף יָדֶ֖יךָ מֵֽעֲבָדֶ֑יךָ עֲלֵ֧ה אֵלֵ֣ינוּ מְהֵרָ֗ה וְהוֹשִׁ֤יעָה לָּ֙נוּ֙ וְעָזְרֵ֔נוּ כִּ֚י נִקְבְּצ֣וּ אֵלֵ֔ינוּ כָּל־מַלְכֵ֥י הָאֱמֹרִ֖י יֹשְׁבֵ֥י הָהָֽר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And the menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
- of Gibeonגִּבְעוֹןgib‛ôn · GibeonH1391
- sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
- unto Joshuaיְהוֹשׁוּעַyehôshûa‛ yehôshûa‛ · JoshuaH3091
- to the campמַחֲנֶהmachăneh · campH4264
- to Gilgalגִּלְגָּלgilgâl · GilgalH1537
- sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- Slackרָפָהrâphâh · to slackenH7503
- not thy handיָדyâd · handH3027
- from thy servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
- come upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
- to us quicklyמְהֵרָהmehêrâh · hasteH4120
- and saveיָשַׁעyâsha‛ · to saveH3467
- us, and helpעָזַר‛âzar · to helpH5826
- us: for all the kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- of the Amoritesאֱמֹרִי'ĕmôrîy · AmoriteH567
- that dwellיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
- in the mountainsהַרhar · mountain: hill countryH2022
- are gathered togetherקָבַץqâbats · to gatherH6908
Cross-references for Joshua 10:6
- Joshua 5:10The people of Israel camped at Gilgal in the Jericho plain. There they celebrated the Passover on the evening of the fourteenth day of the month.
- Joshua 9:6They came to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal. They told Joshua and the men of Israel, “We have come from a distant country. Make a treaty with us right now.”
- 2 Kings 4:24She saddled the donkey. Then she told her servant, “Lead on. Don’t slow down unless I tell you.”
- Joshua 9:15So Joshua made peace with them by making a treaty which allowed them to live. The leaders of the congregation swore to it with an oath.
- Isaiah 33:22The Lord is our judge. The Lord is our lawgiver. The Lord is our king. The Lord is our savior.
- Joshua 21:11They gave them Kiriath Arba (Arba was Anak’s father) and the pastureland around it. This is the city of Hebron located in the mountains of Judah.
- Deuteronomy 1:15So I took the heads of your tribes who were wise and experienced men and made them officers for each of your tribes. I put them in charge of groups of 1,000, or 100, or 50, or 10 people.
- Psalms 125:2⌞As⌟ the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds his people now and forever.
- Luke 1:39Soon afterward, Mary hurried to a city in the mountain region of Judah.
Commentaries on Joshua 10:6
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6The language reflects the urgency of the crisis. Accordingly Joshua made a forced march, accompanied only by his soldiers Joshua 10:7, and accomplished in a single night the distance from Gilgal to Gibeon (about 15 miles in a direct line), which on a former occasion had been a three days‘ journey Joshua 9:17.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. 6-96-8. the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua--Their appeal was urgent and their claim to protection irresistible, on the ground, not only of kindness and sympathy, but of justice. In attacking the Canaanites, Joshua had received from God a general assurance of success (Jos 1:5). But the intelligence of so formidable a combination among the native princes seems to have depressed his mind with the anxious and dispiriting idea that it was a chastisement for the…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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