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:
• New International Version (NIV)Then Joshua and all Israel with him turned around and attacked Debir.
• 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.

Context of Joshua 10:38

36Then Joshua and all Israel with him went up from Eglon to Hebron, and they fought against it. 37They captured it and struck it, its king, all its towns, and every single soul that was in it with the edge of the sword, leaving no survivors, just as he had done to Eglon, putting it and every single soul in it under the ban. Then Joshua and all Israel with him turned back to Debir and fought against it. 39He captured it and its king, and all its towns, struck them with the edge of the sword and put every single soul in it under the ban, leaving no survivors. Just as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir and its king, as he had also done to Libnah and its king. 40So Joshua conquered the entire country—the hill country, the Negev, the lowland and the slopes—with all their kings. He left no survivors, but he put everything that breathed under the ban, just as Adonai 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 10:41Thus Joshua defeated them from Kadesh-barnea to Gaza, all the country of Goshen as far as Gibeon.
• Joshua 12:13one king of Debir, one king of Geder,
• Joshua 15:15Then he went up from there against the inhabitants of Debir (now the name of Debir formerly was Kiriath-sepher).
• Joshua 21:15Holon with its pastures, Debir with its pastures,
• Judges 1:11From there Judah marched against the inhabitants of Debir (the former name of Debir was 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