And Joshua did unto them as the Lord bade him: he houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd Joshua did unto them as Jehovah bade him: he hocked their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire.
Joshua treated them as the LORD had told him; he hamstrung their horses and burned up their chariots.
and Joshua doth to them as Jehovah said to him; their horses he hath houghed, and their chariots burnt with fire.
And Joshua did to them as Jehovah had said to him: he houghed their horses, and burned their chariots with fire.
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