Joshua 11:13

Joshua 11:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But as for the cities that stood still in their strength, Israel burned none of them, save Hazor only; that did Joshua burn.
• New International Version (NIV)Yet Israel did not burn any of the cities built on their mounds—except Hazor, which Joshua burned.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But none of the cities that stood on mounds did Israel burn, except Hazor alone; that Joshua burned.
• New Living Translation (NLT)But the Israelites did not burn any of the towns built on mounds except Hazor, which Joshua burned.

Context of Joshua 11:13

11And they struck all the people who were in it with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them. There was none left breathing. Then he burned Hazor with fire. 12So all the cities of those kings, and all their kings, Joshua took and struck with the edge of the sword. He utterly destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded. But as for the cities that stood on their mounds, Israel burned none of them, except Hazor only, which Joshua burned. 14And all the spoil of these cities and the livestock, the children of Israel took as booty for themselves; but they struck every man with the edge of the sword until they had destroyed them, and they left none breathing. 15As the Lord had commanded Moses his servant, so Moses commanded Joshua, and so Joshua did. He left nothing undone of all that the Lord had commanded Moses.

Joshua 11:13 word by word

רַ֣ק כָּל־הֶעָרִ֗ים הָעֹֽמְדוֹת֙ עַל־תִּלָּ֔ם לֹ֥א שְׂרָפָ֖ם יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל זוּלָתִ֛י אֶת־חָצ֥וֹר לְבַדָּ֖הּ שָׂרַ֥ף יְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• the citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• that stoodעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• still in their strengthתֵּלtêl · moundH8510
• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• burnedשָׂרַףώâraph · to burnH8313
• none of them, saveזוּלָהzûlâh · exceptionH2108
• Hazorחָצוֹרchâtsôr · HazorH2674
• did Joshuaיְהוֹשׁוּעַyehôshûa‛ yehôshûa‛ · JoshuaH3091

Cross-references for Joshua 11:13

• Jeremiah 30:18“Thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, I will bring back the captivity of Jacob’s tents, And have mercy on his dwelling places; The city shall be built upon its own mound, And the palace shall remain according to its own plan.

Commentaries on Joshua 11:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13The cities that stood still in their strength - The word תלם tillam, which we translate their strength, and the margin, their heap, has been understood two ways. As signifying those cities which had made peace with the Israelites, when conditions of peace were offered according to the command of the law; and consequently were not destroyed. Such as the cities of the Hivites; see Joshua 11:19. 2. The cities which were situated upon hills and mountains…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Render: “But the cities standing each on its own hill” (compare Jeremiah 30:18). The meaning is simply that, with the exception of Hazor, Joshua did not burn the cities, but left them standing, each on its former site. This site is spoken of as a hill, because such was the ordinary site chosen for cities in Canaan (compare Matthew 5:14).Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-14Verses 10-14 The Canaanites filled up the measure of their iniquity, and were, as a judgment, left to the pride, obstinacy, and enmity of their hearts, and to the power of Satan; all restraints being withdrawn, while the dispensations of Providence tended to drive them to despair. They brought on themselves the vengeance they justly merited, of which the Israelites were to be executioners, by the command the Lord gave to Moses.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13The cities built on their mounds: In the ancient Near East, it was common practice to rebuild cities on the same sites after they had been destroyed. All the elements that made a city site advantageous remained after a city’s destruction. Many cities were rebuilt many times. Each time a city was destroyed, debris piled up. Over time, the city slowly rose higher as this debris accumulated. Joshua burned only Hazor in the north, just as he had destroyed…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. as for the cities that stood still in their strength--literally, "on their heaps." It was a Phoenician custom to build cities on heights, natural or artificial [Hengstenberg].Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 11:13

• Canaanites
• Hazor
• Jabin
• War

In the dictionaries

• Israel
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Commentaries on Joshua 11

• 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