New English Translation
Joshua 9:2
2they formed an alliance to fight against Joshua and Israel.
Joshua 9:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)That they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.
- New International Version (NIV)they came together to wage war against Joshua and Israel.
- English Standard Version (ESV)they gathered together as one to fight against Joshua and Israel.
- New King James Version (NKJV)that they gathered together to fight with Joshua and Israel with one accord.
Context of Joshua 9:2
1When the news reached all the kings on the west side of the Jordan – in the hill country, the lowlands, and all along the Mediterranean coast as far as Lebanon (including the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites) – they formed an alliance to fight against Joshua and Israel. 3When the residents of Gibeon heard what Joshua did to Jericho and Ai, 4they did something clever. They collected some provisions and put worn-out sacks on their donkeys, along with worn-out wineskins that were ripped and patched.
Read all of Joshua 9Joshua 9:2 word by word
וַיִּֽתְקַבְּצ֣וּ יַחְדָּ֔ו לְהִלָּחֵ֥ם עִם־יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ וְעִם־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל פֶּ֖ה אֶחָֽד׃ פRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Joshua 9:2
- 2 Chronicles 20:1Later the Moabites and Ammonites, along with some of the Meunites, attacked Jehoshaphat.
- Psalms 2:1Why do the nations rebel? Why are the countries devising plots that will fail?
- Psalms 83:2For look, your enemies are making a commotion; those who hate you are hostile.
- Proverbs 11:21Be assured that the evil person will certainly be punished, but the descendants of the righteous will not suffer unjust judgment.
- Isaiah 8:9You will be broken, O nations; you will be shattered! Pay attention, all you distant lands of the earth! Get ready for battle, and you will be shattered! Get ready for battle, and you will be shattered!
- Isaiah 54:15If anyone dares to challenge you, it will not be my doing! Whoever tries to challenge you will be defeated.
- Joel 3:9Proclaim this among the nations: “Prepare for a holy war! Call out the warriors! Let all these fighting men approach and attack!
- Acts 4:26The kings of the earth stood together, and the rulers assembled together, against the Lord and against his Christ.’
- Revelation 16:14For they are the spirits of the demons performing signs who go out to the kings of the earth to bring them together for the battle that will take place on the great day of God, the All-Powerful.
- Revelation 20:8and will go out to deceive the nations at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to bring them together for the battle. They are as numerous as the grains of sand in the sea.
Commentaries on Joshua 9:2
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Chapter 10 gives a detailed account of these kings and why they joined forces to fight the Israelites.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord--Although divided by separate interests and often at war with each other, a sense of common danger prompted them to suspend their mutual animosities, that by their united forces they might prevent the land from falling into the hands of foreign masters.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Joshua 9
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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