Joshua 10:5

Joshua 10:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped before Gibeon, and made war against it.
• New International Version (NIV)Then the five kings of the Amorites—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish and Eglon—joined forces. They moved up with all their troops and took up positions against Gibeon and attacked it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon, gathered their forces and went up with all their armies and encamped against Gibeon and made war against it.
• New Living Translation (NLT)So these five Amorite kings combined their armies for a united attack. They moved all their troops into place and attacked Gibeon.

Context of Joshua 10:5

3Therefore Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem sent to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon, saying, 4“Come up to me and help me, that we may attack Gibeon, for it has made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel.” Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon, gathered together and went up, they and all their armies, and camped before Gibeon and made war against it. 6And the men of Gibeon sent to Joshua at the camp at Gilgal, saying, “Do not forsake your servants; come up to us quickly, save us and help us, for all the kings of the Amorites who dwell in the mountains have gathered together against us.” 7So Joshua ascended from Gilgal, he and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valor.

Joshua 10:5 word by word

וַיֵּאָסְפ֨וּ וַֽיַּעֲל֜וּ חֲמֵ֣שֶׁת׀ מַלְכֵ֣י הָאֱמֹרִ֗י מֶ֣לֶךְ יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם מֶֽלֶךְ־חֶבְר֤וֹן מֶֽלֶךְ־יַרְמוּת֙ מֶֽלֶךְ־לָכִ֣ישׁ מֶֽלֶךְ־עֶגְל֔וֹן הֵ֖ם וְכָל־מַֽחֲנֵיהֶ֑ם וַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙ עַל־גִּבְע֔וֹן וַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּ עָלֶֽיהָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Therefore the fiveחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
• kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of the Amoritesאֱמֹרִי'ĕmôrîy · AmoriteH567
• of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• of Hebronחֶבְרוֹןchebrôn · HebronH2275
• of Jarmuthיַרְמוּתyarmûth · JarmuthH3412
• of Lachishלָכִישׁlâkîysh · LachishH3923
• of Eglonעֶגְלוֹן‛eglôn · EglonH5700
• gathered themselves togetherאָסַף'âsaph · to gatherH622
• and went upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• they and all their hostsמַחֲנֶהmachăneh · campH4264
• and encampedחָנָהchânâh · to campH2583
• before Gibeonגִּבְעוֹןgib‛ôn · GibeonH1391
• and made warלָחַםlâcham · to fightH3898

Cross-references for Joshua 10:5

• Joshua 10:6And the men of Gibeon sent to Joshua at the camp at Gilgal, saying, “Do not forsake your servants; come up to us quickly, save us and help us, for all the kings of the Amorites who dwell in the mountains have gathered together against us.”
• Joshua 9:1And it came to pass when all the kings who were on this side of the Jordan, in the hills and in the lowland and in all the coasts of the Great Sea toward Lebanon—the Hittite, the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite—heard about it,
• Genesis 15:16But in the fourth generation they shall return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.”
• Isaiah 8:9“Be shattered, O you peoples, and be broken in pieces! Give ear, all you from far countries. Gird yourselves, but be broken in pieces; Gird yourselves, but be broken in pieces.

Commentaries on Joshua 10:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5The five kings of the Amorites - This is a general name for the inhabitants of Canaan, otherwise called Canaanites; and it is very likely that they had this appellation because the Amorites were the most powerful tribe or nation in that country. The inhabitants of Jerusalem were Jebusites, Joshua 15:63; those of Hebron were Hittites, Genesis 23:2, Genesis 23:3; Genesis 25:9, Genesis 25:10; and the Gibeonites were Hivites, Joshua 9:7; and yet all these are…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5In the Old Testament, when it distinguishes between Amorites and Canaanites, the Amorite kings ruled the hill country, while the Canaanites lived in the valleys and the coastal plain.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. the five kings of the Amorites--The settlement of this powerful and warlike tribe lay within the confines of Moab; but having also acquired extensive possessions on the southwest of the Jordan, their name, as the ruling power, seems to have been given to the region generally (2Sa 21:2), although Hebron was inhabited by Hittites or Hivites (Jos 11:19), and Jerusalem by Jebusites (Jos 15:63).Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 10:5

• Adoni-Zedek
• Amorites
• Armies
• Confederacies
• Debir
• Hebron
• Jarmuth
• Jerusalem
• Lachish
• Makkedah
• War

In the dictionaries

• Gibeon
• Hebron
• Jerusalem
• Adonizedec
• Encamp
• Hoham
• Lachish
• Amorites
• Anakim
• Eglon (2)

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