Joshua 10:42
in Joshua 10And because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel, Joshua captured all these kings and their land in one campaign.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because Jehovah, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.
KJV
And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel.
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This verse in Joshua 10
Commentary
6 notes on this verseAnd all these kings, and their land, did Joshua take at one time,.... Not in one day, but in a very short time, in a few days, as the history clearly shows: because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel; which is the true reason of such quick dispatch being made, otherwise in all probability much longer time must have been consumed in subduing them. The Targum is,"because the Lord God of Israel fought by his Word for Israel.''
This site's exposition
So Joshua conquered the whole region
on Joshua 10:40-42
The summary divides the south into four zones, the hill country, the Negev, the foothills and the slopes. The words “everything that breathed” answer Deuteronomy 20:16, so the campaign is measured against the command. The Goshen of verse 41 is a district of Judah listed at 15:51.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
), that part of the land of Canaan of which they first got possession, which lay south of Jerusalem, and afterwards fell, for the most part, to the lot of the tribe of Judah. Observe in this narrative, 1. The great speed Joshua made in taking these cities, which, some think, is intimated in the manner of relating it, which is quick and concise.
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The Nineteenth Century3 voices
Did Joshua take at one time - That is, he defeated all those kings, and took all their cities, in One campaign; this appears to be the rational construction of the Hebrew. But these conquests were so rapid and stupendous, that they cannot be attributed either to the generalship of Joshua, or the valor of the Israelites; and hence the author himself, disclaiming the merit of them, modestly and piously adds, because the Lord Good of Israel fought for Israel.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
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.
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A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
At one time - i. e. in one campaign or expedition, which no doubt lasted some days, or perhaps weeks (compare Jos 11:18).
The words behind it
16 Hebrew wordsEvery 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.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאֵ֨ת | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַמְּלָכִ֤ים | hamelakhim | the kings | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| הָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ | haeleh | <the> these | H428 → | 746 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אַרְצָ֔ם | ʾartzam | land their | H776 → | 2504 times |
| לָכַ֥ד | lakhad | he captured | H3920 → | 121 times |
| יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ | yehoshua' | Joshua | H3091 → | 218 times |
| פַּ֣עַם | paam | time | H6471 → | 118 times |
| אֶחָ֑ת | ʾechat | one | H259 → | 971 times |
| כִּ֗י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| יְהוָה֙ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֱלֹהֵ֣י | ʾelohei | [the] God of | H430 → | 2601 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| נִלְחָ֖ם | nilcham | [was] fighting | H3898 → | 177 times |
| לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | leyisrael | for Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
וְאֵ֨תand <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
הַמְּלָכִ֤יםthe kings
hamelakhimH4428 →2525 times
הָאֵ֙לֶּה֙<the> these
haelehH428 →746 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
אַרְצָ֔םland their
ʾartzamH776 →2504 times
לָכַ֥דhe captured
lakhadH3920 →121 times
יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַJoshua
yehoshua'H3091 →218 times
פַּ֣עַםtime
paamH6471 →118 times
אֶחָ֑תone
ʾechatH259 →971 times
כִּ֗יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
יְהוָה֙Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֱלֹהֵ֣י[the] God of
ʾeloheiH430 →2601 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
נִלְחָ֖ם[was] fighting
nilchamH3898 →177 times
לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃for Israel
leyisraelH3478 →2507 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach 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
Exodus 14:14The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.”
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 1:30
The LORD your God, who goes before you, will fight for you, just as you saw Him do for you in Egypt
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Joshua 23:3
“and you have seen everything that the LORD your God has done to all these nations for your sake, because it was the LORD your God who fought for you.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Deuteronomy 3:22
Do not be afraid of them, for the LORD your God Himself will fight for you.”
- Deuteronomy 20:4
For the LORD your God goes with you to fight for you against your enemies, to give you the victory.”
- 2 Chronicles 20:17
You need not fight this battle. Take up your positions, stand firm, and see the salvation of the LORD on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid or discouraged. Go out…
- Deuteronomy 1:30
Through
Isaiah 43:4Because you are precious and honored in My sight, and because I love you, I will give men in exchange for you and nations in place of your life.
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 7:6–8
For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all peoples on the face of…
- Deuteronomy 7:6–8
Through
Psalms 46:7The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
it leads to
- Romans 8:31
What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
- Psalms 9:9
The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
- Romans 8:31
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: Joshua, Judges, Ruth and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.