Joshua 10:40

Joshua 10:40 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So Joshua smote all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of the vale, and of the springs, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the Lord God of Israel commanded.
• New International Version (NIV)So Joshua subdued the whole region, including the hill country, the Negev, the western foothills and the mountain slopes, together with all their kings. He left no survivors. He totally destroyed all who breathed, just as the Lord, the God of Israel, had commanded.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So 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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Joshua conquered all the land: the mountain country and the South and the lowland and the wilderness slopes, and all their kings; he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the Lord God of Israel had commanded.

Context of Joshua 10:40

38Joshua and all Israel turned to Debir and fought against it. 39They captured it, its king, and all its surrounding cities and put the sword to them. They annihilated everyone who lived there; they left no survivors. They did to Debir and its king what they had done to Libnah and its king and to Hebron. Joshua defeated the whole land, including the hill country, the Negev, the lowlands, the slopes, and all their kings. He left no survivors. He annihilated everything that breathed, just as the Lord God of Israel had commanded. 41Joshua conquered the area between Kadesh Barnea and Gaza and the whole region of Goshen, all the way to Gibeon. 42Joshua captured in one campaign all these kings and their lands, for the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel.

Joshua 10:40 word by word

וַיַּכֶּ֣ה יְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ אֶת־כָּל־הָאָ֡רֶץ הָהָר֩ וְהַנֶּ֨גֶב וְהַשְּׁפֵלָ֜ה וְהָאֲשֵׁד֗וֹת וְאֵת֙ כָּל־מַלְכֵיהֶ֔ם לֹ֥א הִשְׁאִ֖יר שָׂרִ֑יד וְאֵ֤ת כָּל־הַנְּשָׁמָה֙ הֶחֱרִ֔ים כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוָּ֔ה יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So Joshuaיְהוֹשׁוּעַyehôshûa‛ yehôshûa‛ · JoshuaH3091
• smoteנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• all the countryאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of the hillsהַרhar · mountain: hill countryH2022
• and of the southנֶ֫גֶבnegeb · NegebH5045
• and of the valeשְׁפֵלָהshephêlâh · ShephelahH8219
• and of the springsאֲשֵׁדָה'ăshêdâh · slopeH794
• and all their kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• he leftשָׁאַרshâ'ar · to remainH7604
• none remainingשָׂרִידώârîyd · survivorH8300
• but utterly destroyedחָרַםchâram · to devote/destroyH2763
• all that breathedנְשָׁמָהneshâmâh · breathH5397
• as the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680

Cross-references for Joshua 10:40

• Joshua 15:21These cities were located at the southern extremity of Judah’s tribal land near the border of Edom: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,
• Joshua 18:21These cities belonged to the tribe of Benjamin by its clans: Jericho, Beth Hoglah, Emek Keziz,
• Joshua 19:1The second lot belonged to the tribe of Simeon by its clans.
• Joshua 10:35That day they captured it and put the sword to all who lived there. That day they annihilated it just as they had done to Lachish.
• 1 Kings 15:29When he became king, he executed Jeroboam’s entire family. He wiped out everyone who breathed, just as the Lord had predicted through his servant Ahijah the Shilonite.
• Psalms 9:17The wicked are turned back and sent to Sheol; this is the destiny of all the nations that ignore God,
• 2 Thessalonians 1:7and to you who are being afflicted to give rest together with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels.
• Joshua 6:17The city and all that is in it must be set apart for the Lord, except for Rahab the prostitute and all who are with her in her house, because she hid the spies we sent.
• Joshua 8:2Do to Ai and its king what you did to Jericho and its king, except you may plunder its goods and cattle. Set an ambush behind the city!”
• Joshua 9:24They said to Joshua, “It was carefully reported to your subjects how the Lord your God commanded Moses his servant to assign you the whole land and to destroy all who live in the land from before you. Because of you we were terrified we would lose our lives, so we did this thing.
• Exodus 23:31I will set your boundaries from the Red Sea to the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the River, for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand, and you will drive them out before you.
• Exodus 34:12Be careful not to make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are going, lest it become a snare among you.
• Deuteronomy 7:2and he delivers them over to you and you attack them, you must utterly annihilate them. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy!
• Deuteronomy 26:16Today the Lord your God is commanding you to keep these statutes and ordinances, something you must do with all your heart and soul.

Commentaries on Joshua 10:40

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 40All the country of the hills - See the note on Deuteronomy 1:7. Destroyed all that breathed - Every person found in arms who continued to resist; these were all destroyed, - those who submitted were spared: but many no doubt made their escape, and afterwards reoccupied certain parts of the land. See Joshua 10:36, Joshua 10:37.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 40See Joshua 9:1. “The south” was the Negeb Numbers 13:17. Render “the springs” “slopes.” The word here means the district of undulating ground between “the vale” (or שׁפלה shephêlâh ) last named and “the hills.”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. 40Joshua’s southern campaign opened the possibility for the southern tribes to settle in the entire region when Israel began the settlement process. the foothills: See study note on Deuteronomy 1:7.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 10:40

• Captive
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• Massacre
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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