Come up unto me, and help me, that we may smite Gibeon: for it hath made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translations`Come up unto me, and help me, and we smite Gibeon, for it hath made peace with Joshua, and with the sons of Israel.'
Come up unto me, and help me, and let us smite Gibeon; for it hath made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel.
“Come up and help me. We will attack Gibeon, because they have made peace with Joshua and the Israelites.”
Come up to me, and help me, that we may smite Gibeon; for it has made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJoshua — The entry narrative — Israel crosses the Jordan, takes the Land through three conquest campaigns, and renews covenant at Shechem. The hinge between Torah's promises and the historical record of those promises unfolding.
- Author
- Joshua himself at least in part (24:26 — ‘Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God’); later editorial framing traditional
- Date
- Events c. 1400 BC (early) or 1230 BC (late); compilation across the early-monarchy period