Joshua 10:9 KJV — MannaFest

Joshua 10:9

Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly, and went up from Gilgal all night.

KJV

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ASV

Joshua therefore came upon them suddenly; for he went up from Gilgal all the night.

WEB

After marching all night from Gilgal, Joshua caught them by surprise.

YLT

And Joshua cometh in unto them suddenly (all the night he hath gone up from Gilgal),

DBT

And Joshua came upon them suddenly; he went up from Gilgal all night.

About this book

Old Testament

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Joshua — 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

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10 verses on the floor

Ecclesiastes 9:10
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
Proverbs 22:29
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
2 Timothy 2:3
Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
Proverbs 24:11–12
If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;
Joshua 11:7
So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly; and they fell upon them.

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But why needed Joshua to put himself and his men so much to the stretch? Had not God promised him that without fail he would deliver the enemies into his hand? It is true he had; but God's promises are intended, not to slacken and supersede, but to quicken and encourage our endeavours.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

GOD FIGHTS AGAINST THEM WITH HAILSTONES. 10, 11. the Lord discomfited them--Hebrew, "terrified," confounded the Amorite allies, probably by a fearful storm of lightning and thunder. So the word is usually employed (1Sa 7:10;

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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