Joshua 10:28

Joshua 10:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And that day Joshua took Makkedah, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof he utterly destroyed, them, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain: and he did to the king of Makkedah as he did unto the king of Jericho.
• English Standard Version (ESV)As for Makkedah, Joshua captured it on that day and struck it, and its king, with the edge of the sword. He devoted to destruction every person in it; he left none remaining. And he did to the king of Makkedah just as he had done to the king of Jericho.
• New King James Version (NKJV)On that day Joshua took Makkedah, and struck it and its king with the edge of the sword. He utterly destroyed them—all the people who were in it. He let none remain. He also did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho.
• New Living Translation (NLT)That same day Joshua captured and destroyed the town of Makkedah. He killed everyone in it, including the king, leaving no survivors. He destroyed them all, and he killed the king of Makkedah as he had killed the king of Jericho.

Context of Joshua 10:28

26Then Joshua put the kings to death and exposed their bodies on five poles, and they were left hanging on the poles until evening. 27At sunset Joshua gave the order and they took them down from the poles and threw them into the cave where they had been hiding. At the mouth of the cave they placed large rocks, which are there to this day. That day Joshua took Makkedah. He put the city and its king to the sword and totally destroyed everyone in it. He left no survivors. And he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho. 29Then Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Makkedah to Libnah and attacked it. 30The Lord also gave that city and its king into Israel’s hand. The city and everyone in it Joshua put to the sword. He left no survivors there. And he did to its king as he had done to the king of Jericho.

Joshua 10:28 word by word

וְאֶת־מַקֵּדָה֩ לָכַ֨ד יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא וַיַּכֶּ֣הָ לְפִי־חֶרֶב֮ וְאֶת־מַלְכָּהּ֒ הֶחֱרִ֣ם אוֹתָ֗ם וְאֶת־כָּל־הַנֶּ֙פֶשׁ֙ אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֔הּ לֹ֥א הִשְׁאִ֖יר שָׂרִ֑יד וַיַּ֙עַשׂ֙ לְמֶ֣לֶךְ מַקֵּדָ֔ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָׂ֖ה לְמֶ֥לֶךְ יְרִיחֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And that dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• Joshuaיְהוֹשׁוּעַyehôshûa‛ yehôshûa‛ · JoshuaH3091
• tookלָכַדlâkad · to captureH3920
• Makkedahמַקֵּדָהmaqqêdâh · MakkedahH4719
• and smoteנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• it with the edgeפֶּהpeh · lip: edgeH6310
• of the swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• and the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• thereof he utterly destroyedחָרַםchâram · to devote/destroyH2763
• them, and all the soulsנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: personH5315
• therein; he letשָׁאַרshâ'ar · to remainH7604
• none remainשָׂרִידώârîyd · survivorH8300
• and he didעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• of Jerichoיְרִיחוֹyerîychô yerêchô yerîychôh · JerichoH3405

Cross-references for Joshua 10:28

• Joshua 15:41Gederoth, Beth Dagon, Naamah and Makkedah—sixteen towns and their villages.
• Joshua 10:32The Lord gave Lachish into Israel’s hands, and Joshua took it on the second day. The city and everyone in it he put to the sword, just as he had done to Libnah.
• Joshua 6:21They devoted the city to the Lord and destroyed with the sword every living thing in it—men and women, young and old, cattle, sheep and donkeys.
• Deuteronomy 7:2and when the Lord your God has delivered them over to you and you have defeated them, then you must destroy them totally. Make no treaty with them, and show them no mercy.
• Deuteronomy 20:16However, in the cities of the nations the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, do not leave alive anything that breathes.
• Psalms 21:8Your hand will lay hold on all your enemies; your right hand will seize your foes.
• Psalms 110:1The Lord says to my lord: “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”
• Luke 19:27But those enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them—bring them here and kill them in front of me.’ ”
• 1 Corinthians 15:25For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.
• Joshua 10:30The Lord also gave that city and its king into Israel’s hand. The city and everyone in it Joshua put to the sword. He left no survivors there. And he did to its king as he had done to the king of Jericho.
• Joshua 8:2You shall do to Ai and its king as you did to Jericho and its king, except that you may carry off their plunder and livestock for yourselves. Set an ambush behind the city.”

Commentaries on Joshua 10:28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28That day Joshua took Makkedah - It is very possible that Makkedah was taken on the evening of the same day in which the miraculous solstice took place; but as to the other cities mentioned in this chapter, they certainly were subdued some days after, as it is not possible that an army, exhausted as this must have been with a whole night's march, and two days' hard fighting, could have proceeded farther than Makkedah that night; the other cities were…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. 28He devoted to destruction everyone: See study note on 2:9–10.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 10:28

• Captive
• Hebron
• Joshua
• Makkedah
• Massacre
• War

In the dictionaries

• Jericho
• Joshua
• That Day
• Adonizedec
• Edge
• Eglon (2)
• Exodus, the Book of
• Joshua, Book of
• Lachish
• Makkedah

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