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Joshua 10:42
42Joshua conquered all these kings and their land in a single campaign, for the Lord, the God of Israel, was fighting for his people.
Joshua 10:42 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel.
- New International Version (NIV)All these kings and their lands Joshua conquered in one campaign, because the Lord, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And Joshua captured all these kings and their land at one time, because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel.
- New King James Version (NKJV)All these kings and their land Joshua took at one time, because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel.
Context of Joshua 10:42
40So Joshua conquered the whole region—the kings and people of the hill country, the Negev, the western foothills, and the mountain slopes. He completely destroyed everyone in the land, leaving no survivors, just as the Lord, the God of Israel, had commanded. 41Joshua slaughtered them from Kadesh-barnea to Gaza and from the region around the town of Goshen up to Gibeon. Joshua conquered all these kings and their land in a single campaign, for the Lord, the God of Israel, was fighting for his people. 43Then Joshua and the Israelite army returned to their camp at Gilgal.
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וְאֵ֨ת כָּל־הַמְּלָכִ֤ים הָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ וְאֶת־אַרְצָ֔ם לָכַ֥ד יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ פַּ֣עַם אֶחָ֑ת כִּ֗י יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל נִלְחָ֖ם לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And all these kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- and their landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- did Joshuaיְהוֹשׁוּעַyehôshûa‛ yehôshûa‛ · JoshuaH3091
- takeלָכַדlâkad · to captureH3920
- at oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
- timeפַּ֫עַםpa‛am pa‛ămâh · beatH6471
- because the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- foughtלָחַםlâcham · to fightH3898
Cross-references for Joshua 10:42
- Joshua 10:14There has never been a day like this one before or since, when the Lord answered such a prayer. Surely the Lord fought for Israel that day!
- Exodus 14:14The Lord himself will fight for you. Just stay calm.”
- Deuteronomy 20:4For the Lord your God is going with you! He will fight for you against your enemies, and he will give you victory!’
- Psalms 44:3They did not conquer the land with their swords; it was not their own strong arm that gave them victory. It was your right hand and strong arm and the blinding light from your face that helped them, for you loved them.
- Psalms 46:1God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble.
- Psalms 80:3Turn us again to yourself, O God. Make your face shine down upon us. Only then will we be saved.
- Psalms 118:6The Lord is for me, so I will have no fear. What can mere people do to me?
- Isaiah 8:9“Huddle together, you nations, and be terrified. Listen, all you distant lands. Prepare for battle, but you will be crushed! Yes, prepare for battle, but you will be crushed!
- Isaiah 43:4Others were given in exchange for you. I traded their lives for yours because you are precious to me. You are honored, and I love you.
- Romans 8:31What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us?
Commentaries on Joshua 10:42
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 42Did Joshua take at one time - That is, he defeated all those kings, and took all their cities, in One campaign; this appears to be the rational construction of the Hebrew. But these conquests were so rapid and stupendous, that they cannot be attributed either to the generalship of Joshua, or the valor of the Israelites; and hence the author himself, disclaiming the merit of them, modestly and piously adds, because the Lord Good of Israel fought for…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 42At one time - i. e. in one campaign or expedition, which no doubt lasted some days, or perhaps weeks (compare Joshua 11:18).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. 1-43Gibeon and its neighboring cities were on a plateau (high flat place) north of Jerusalem (see study note on 7:2). With Gibeon now as an ally with Israel, Israel controlled the plateau and the central hill country near Gibeon. Historically, controlling the plateau often meant controlling the hill country. The kings of Canaan had to conquer Gibeon, or they would fail.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
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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
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