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Joshua 10:11

in Joshua 10

As they fled before Israel along the descent from Beth-horon to Azekah, the LORD cast down on them large hailstones from the sky, and more of them were killed by the hailstones than by the swords of the Israelites.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, while they were at the descent of Beth-horon, that Jehovah cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more who died with the hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.

KJV

And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Beth–horon, that the Lord cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.

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This verse in Joshua 10

Commentary

3 notes on this verse
Compare Ecclesiasticus 46:6. Frightful storms occasionally sweep over the hills of Judaea; but this was evidently a miraculous occurrence, like the hail which smote Egypt Exo 9:24 and the tempest which fell on the Philistines at Ebenezer 1Sa 7:10.

This site's exposition

discomfited them before Israel

on Joshua 10:10-11

The verb rendered discomfited is used of Joshua himself at Exodus 17:13, where he discomfited Amalek with the edge of the sword; here the LORD does it and Israel chases. Hailstones occurs here for the first time in Scripture, and the last time hail fell on an army Exodus 9:26 recorded that in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, there was no hail. Verse 11 keeps the count: more died by the stones than by the sword, so the larger part of the day is not credited to the men who marched all night. Isaiah 28:21 later names the valley of Gibeon as the place of a strange work of God.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

A commentator

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Josephus affirms, that thunder and lightning were mixed with the hail, which may seem probable from Hab. iii, 11. They had robbed the true God of his honour, by worshipping the host of heaven, and now the hosts of heaven fights against them, and triumphs in their ruin.

The words behind it

28 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וַיְהִ֞יand it was

    vayhiH1961 →3559 times

  • בְּנֻסָ֣ם׀when fled they

    benusamH5127 →159 times

  • מִפְּנֵ֣יfrom before

    mipeneiH6440 →2123 times

  • יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsrael

    yisraelH3478 →2507 times

  • הֵ֞םthey

    hemH1992 →553 times

  • בְּמוֹרַ֤ד[were] at [the] descent of

    bemoradH4174 →

  • בֵּית־Beth

    beit-H1032 →28 times

  • חוֹרֹן֙Horon

    choronH1032 →28 times

  • וַֽיהוָ֡הand Yahweh

    vayahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • הִשְׁלִ֣יךְhe threw

    hishlikhH7993 →125 times

  • עֲלֵיהֶם֩on them

    ʾaleihemH5921 →5755 times

  • אֲבָנִ֨יםstones

    ʾavanimH68 →273 times

  • גְּדֹל֧וֹתlarge

    gedolotH1419 →526 times

  • מִן־from

    min-H4480 →1188 times

  • הַשָּׁמַ֛יִםthe heavens

    hashamayimH8064 →421 times

  • עַד־to

    ʾad-H5704 →1261 times

  • עֲזֵקָ֖הAzekah

    ʾazekahH5825 →7 times

  • וַיָּמֻ֑תוּand they died

    vaiyamutuH4191 →839 times

  • רַבִּ֗ים[were] many

    rabimH7227 →454 times

  • אֲשֶׁר־[those] who

    ʾasher-H834 →5497 times

  • מֵ֙תוּ֙they died

    metuH4191 →839 times

  • בְּאַבְנֵ֣יby [the] stones of

    beavneiH68 →273 times

  • הַבָּרָ֔דthe hail

    habaradH1259 →

  • מֵאֲשֶׁ֥רmore than [those] whom

    measherH834 →5497 times

  • הָרְג֛וּthey killed

    hareguH2026 →167 times

  • בְּנֵ֥י[the] people of

    beneiH1121 →4930 times

  • יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael

    yisraelH3478 →2507 times

  • בֶּחָֽרֶב׃ סwith the sword

    becharevH2719 →413 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Judges 5:20From the heavens the stars fought; from their courses they fought against Sisera.8 worksJob 38:23which I hold in reserve for times of trouble, for the day of war and battle?8 worksRevelation 16:21And great hailstones weighing almost a hundred pounds each rained down on them from above. And men cursed God for the plague of hail, because it was so horrendous.7 worksIsaiah 28:2Behold, the Lord has one who is strong and mighty. Like a hailstorm or destructive tempest, like a driving rain or flooding downpour, he will smash that crown to the ground.6 worksExodus 9:23So Moses stretched out his staff toward heaven, and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and lightning struck the earth. So the LORD rained down hail upon the land of Egypt.6 worksPsalms 18:12From the brightness of His presence His clouds advanced— hailstones and coals of fire.6 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
Isaiah 30:30And the LORD will cause His majestic voice to be heard and His mighty arm to be revealed, striking in angry wrath with a flame of consuming fire, and with cloudburst, storm, and hailstones.5 worksJoshua 10:13So the sun stood still and the moon stopped until the nation took vengeance upon its enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? “So the sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day.”5 worksExodus 9:22–26Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, so that hail may fall on all the land of Egypt—on man and beast and every plant of the field throughout the land of Egypt.”4 worksRevelation 11:19Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder, and an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.3 worksGenesis 19:24Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens.3 worksPsalms 11:6On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion.3 worksEzekiel 13:11tell those whitewashing the wall that it will fall. Rain will come in torrents, I will send hailstones plunging down, and a windstorm will burst forth.3 worksPsalms 77:17–18The clouds poured down water; the skies resounded with thunder; Your arrows flashed back and forth.3 worksRevelation 8:7Then the first angel sounded his trumpet, and hail and fire mixed with blood were hurled down upon the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, along with a third of the trees and all the green grass.3 works2 Samuel 18:8The battle spread over the whole countryside, and that day the forest devoured more people than the sword.3 worksHabakkuk 3:13You went forth for the salvation of Your people, to save Your anointed. You crushed the head of the house of the wicked and stripped him from head to toe. Selah3 worksJoshua 10:10And the LORD threw them into confusion before Israel, who defeated them in a great slaughter at Gibeon, pursued them along the ascent to Beth-horon, and struck them down as far as Azekah and Makkedah.3 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Revelation 11:19

    Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder, and an earthquake,…

    it leads to

    • Revelation 16:21

      And great hailstones weighing almost a hundred pounds each rained down on them from above. And men cursed God for the plague of hail, because it was so horrendous.

    • Ezekiel 38:22

      I will execute judgment upon him with plague and bloodshed. I will pour out torrents of rain, hailstones, fire, and sulfur on him and on his troops and on the many nations with him.

    • Revelation 15:5–8

      After this I looked, and the temple—the tabernacle of the Testimony—was opened in heaven.

    • Revelation 4:5

      From the throne came flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder. Before the throne burned seven torches of fire. These are the seven Spirits of God.

    • Revelation 8:5

      Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it to the earth; and there were peals of thunder, and rumblings, and flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.

  • Through

    Judges 5:20

    From the heavens the stars fought; from their courses they fought against Sisera.

    it leads to

    • 1 Samuel 7:10

      As the Philistines drew near to fight against Israel, Samuel was sacrificing the burnt offering. But that day the LORD thundered loudly against the Philistines and threw them into such confusion that they fled…

    • Psalms 77:17–18

      The clouds poured down water; the skies resounded with thunder; Your arrows flashed back and forth.

    • Judges 4:15

      And in front of him the LORD routed with the sword Sisera, all his charioteers, and all his army. Sisera abandoned his chariot and fled on foot.

About Joshua

Joshua Commands the Sun to Stand Still — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Joshua Commands the Sun to Stand Still — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Joshua: the study guide →Read Joshua 10 →

This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: Joshua, Judges, Ruth and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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