Joshua 10:38

Joshua 10:38 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and fought against it:
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Joshua and all Israel with him turned back to Debir and fought against it
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and they fought against it.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then Joshua and the Israelites turned back and attacked Debir.

Context of Joshua 10:38

36Then Joshua and all Israel with him went up from Eglon to Hebron and attacked it. 37They took the city and put it to the sword, together with its king, its villages and everyone in it. They left no survivors. Just as at Eglon, they totally destroyed it and everyone in it. Then Joshua and all Israel with him turned around and attacked Debir. 39They took the city, its king and its villages, and put them to the sword. Everyone in it they totally destroyed. They left no survivors. They did to Debir and its king as they had done to Libnah and its king and to Hebron. 40So 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.

Joshua 10:38 word by word

וַיָּ֧שָׁב יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל עִמּ֖וֹ דְּבִ֑רָה וַיִּלָּ֖חֶם עָלֶֽיהָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Joshuaיְהוֹשׁוּעַyehôshûa‛ yehôshûa‛ · JoshuaH3091
• returnedשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• and all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• with him, to Debirדְּבִירdebîyr debir · DebirH1688
• and foughtלָחַםlâcham · to fightH3898

Cross-references for Joshua 10:38

• Joshua 10:41Joshua subdued them from Kadesh Barnea to Gaza and from the whole region of Goshen to Gibeon.
• Joshua 12:13the king of Debir one the king of Geder one
• Joshua 15:15From there he marched against the people living in Debir (formerly called Kiriath Sepher).
• Joshua 21:15Holon, Debir,
• Judges 1:11From there they advanced against the people living in Debir (formerly called Kiriath Sepher).

Commentaries on Joshua 10:38

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 38Joshua returned - The words mark a change in the direction of the march. Joshua from Hebron turned to the southwest, and attacked Debir or Kirjath-sepher and its dependencies Joshua 15:15.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. 38-39Settlement in the hill country was sparse. The surrounding villages, which were towns with walls, could not remain independent. They depended on the kingdoms of the dominant cities for protection.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 10:38

• Captive
• Hebron
• Joshua
• Massacre
• War

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Joshua
• Adonizedec
• Kirjathsannah
• Writing
• Debir (2)
• Eglon (2)
• Exodus, the Book of
• Joshua, Book of
• Lachish

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