Joshua 24:9

Joshua 24:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and warred against Israel, and sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you:
• New International Version (NIV)When Balak son of Zippor, the king of Moab, prepared to fight against Israel, he sent for Balaam son of Beor to put a curse on you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and fought against Israel. And he sent and invited Balaam the son of Beor to curse you,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose to make war against Israel, and sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you.

Context of Joshua 24:9

7Your fathers cried out for help to the Lord; he made the area between you and the Egyptians dark, and then drowned them in the sea. You witnessed with your very own eyes what I did in Egypt. You lived in the wilderness for a long time. 8Then I brought you to the land of the Amorites who lived east of the Jordan. They fought with you, but I handed them over to you; you conquered their land and I destroyed them from before you. Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, launched an attack against Israel. He summoned Balaam son of Beor to call down judgment on you. 10I refused to respond to Balaam; he kept prophesying good things about you, and I rescued you from his power. 11You crossed the Jordan and came to Jericho. The leaders of Jericho, as well as the Amorites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hittites, Girgashites, Hivites, and Jebusites, fought with you, but I handed them over to you.

Joshua 24:9 word by word

וַיָּ֨קָם בָּלָ֤ק בֶּן־צִפּוֹר֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ מוֹאָ֔ב וַיִּלָּ֖חֶם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח וַיִּקְרָ֛א לְבִלְעָ֥ם בֶּן־בְּע֖וֹר לְקַלֵּ֥ל אֶתְכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then Balakבָּלָקbâlâq · BalakH1111
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Zipporצִפּוֹרtsippôr · ZipporH6834
• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Moabמוֹאָבmô'âb · MoabH4124
• aroseקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• and warredלָחַםlâcham · to fightH3898
• against Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• and sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• and calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• Balaamבִּלְעָםbil‛âm · BalaamH1109
• of Beorבְּעוֹרbe‛ôr · BeorH1160
• to curseקָלַלqâlal · to lightenH7043

Cross-references for Joshua 24:9

• Numbers 22:5And he sent messengers to Balaam son of Beor at Pethor, which is by the Euphrates River in the land of Amaw, to summon him, saying, “Look, a nation has come out of Egypt. They cover the face of the earth, and they are settling next to me.
• Deuteronomy 23:4for they did not meet you with food and water on the way as you came from Egypt, and furthermore, they hired Balaam son of Beor of Pethor in Aram Naharaim to curse you.
• Judges 11:25Are you really better than Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he dare to quarrel with Israel? Did he dare to fight with them?
• Micah 6:5My people, recall how King Balak of Moab planned to harm you, how Balaam son of Beor responded to him. Recall how you journeyed from Shittim to Gilgal, so you might acknowledge that the Lord has treated you fairly.”

Commentaries on Joshua 24:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Then Balak - arose and warred against Israel - This circumstance is not related in Numbers 22:1-41, nor does it appear in that history that the Moabites attacked the Israelites; and probably the warring here mentioned means no more than his attempts to destroy them by the curses of Balaam, and the wiles of the Midianitish women.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-10See Numbers 22–25 and 31:1–54.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-132. Joshua said unto all the people--His address briefly recapitulated the principal proofs of the divine goodness to Israel from the call of Abraham to their happy establishment in the land of promise; it showed them that they were indebted for their national existence as well as their peculiar privileges, not to any merits of their own, but to the free grace of God. Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood--The Euphrates, namely, at Ur. Terah…Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 24:9

• Balaam
• Balak
• Moabites
• Shechem
• Zippor

In the dictionaries

• Balaam
• Israel
• Moab
• Moab; Moabites
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Moab, Moabite
• Balak
• Joshua
• Serve

Commentaries on Joshua 24

• 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
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings