Joshua 10:7
in Joshua 10So Joshua and his whole army, including all the mighty men of valor, came from Gilgal.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
So Joshua went up from Gilgal, he, and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valor.
KJV
So Joshua ascended from Gilgal, he, and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valour.
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This verse in Joshua 10
Commentary
7 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
Do not abandon your servants
on Joshua 10:6-7
Gibeon calls in the treaty of chapter 9, and the oath of 9:15 and 9:19 obliges Joshua to march for a city that won its treaty by lying. The oath outlives him, since 2 Samuel 21:1-2 lays a three-year famine in David’s reign on Saul for breaking it. Matthew Henry observes that the deceivers now lean wholly on Joshua’s word, and he brings his whole army.
This site's exposition
all the mighty men of valor
John Wesley takes these men as a picked force. He doubts Joshua marched with the whole host, since so many would hinder each other and the camp at Gilgal needed defense. Matthew Henry reads the verse as Joshua's resolve to go, and thinks the word of encouragement in verse 8 came before he set out.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
There is no doubt that when a human soul associates itself with the Word of God, it is immediately going to have enemies, and that those it once considered friends will be changed into adversaries. The soul should not only expect to suffer this from humans, but it should also know that such will likewise be forthcoming from opposing powers and spiritual iniquities.
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
), that is, he designed, determined, and prepared for, this expedition to relieve Gibeon, for it is probable it was before he stirred a step that God spoke to him to encourage him.
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All the mighty men - That is, an army of the most valiant men picked out from the rest; for it is not probable, either that he would take so many hundred thousands with him, which would have hindered one another, or that he would leave the camp without an army to defend it.
So Joshua ascended from Gilgal,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
It was evidently to be a struggle of life and death, not only to Gibeon, but to the Israelites. And in this view the divine communication that was made to him was seasonable and animating.
The words behind it
12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּ֨עַל | vaiyaal | and he went up | H5927 → | 890 times |
| יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ | yehoshua' | Joshua | H3091 → | 218 times |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הַגִּלְגָּ֗ל | hagilgal | <the> Gilgal | H1537 → | 41 times |
| ה֚וּא | hu' | he | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| וְכָל־ | vekhol | and all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| עַ֤ם | ʾam | [the] people of | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| הַמִּלְחָמָה֙ | hamilchamah | <the> war | H4421 → | 320 times |
| עִמּ֔וֹ | imo | with him | H5973 → | 1050 times |
| וְכֹ֖ל | vekhol | and all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| גִּבּוֹרֵ֥י | giborei | [the] mighty [men] of | H1368 → | 158 times |
| הֶחָֽיִל׃ פ | hechayil | <the> strength | H2428 → | 246 times |
וַיַּ֨עַלand he went up
vaiyaalH5927 →890 times
יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַJoshua
yehoshua'H3091 →218 times
מִן־from
min-H4480 →1188 times
הַגִּלְגָּ֗ל<the> Gilgal
hagilgalH1537 →41 times
ה֚וּאhe
hu'H1931 →1879 times
וְכָל־and all
vekholH3605 →5413 times
עַ֤ם[the] people of
ʾamH5971 →1873 times
הַמִּלְחָמָה֙<the> war
hamilchamahH4421 →320 times
עִמּ֔וֹwith him
imoH5973 →1050 times
וְכֹ֖לand all
vekholH3605 →5413 times
גִּבּוֹרֵ֥י[the] mighty [men] of
giboreiH1368 →158 times
הֶחָֽיִל׃ פ<the> strength
hechayilH2428 →246 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
Isaiah 8:14And He will be a sanctuary—but to both houses of Israel a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, to the dwellers of Jerusalem a trap and a snare.
it leads to
- 1 Peter 2:8
and, “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” They stumble because they disobey the word—and to this they were appointed.
- Romans 9:32–33
Why not? Because their pursuit was not by faith, but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,
- Isaiah 28:16
So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken.
- 1 Peter 2:8
Through
Isaiah 8:12“Do not call conspiracy everything these people regard as conspiracy. Do not fear what they fear; do not live in dread.
it leads to
- 1 Peter 3:14–15
But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear what they fear; do not be shaken.”
- Luke 21:9
When you hear of wars and rebellions, do not be alarmed. These things must happen first, but the end is not imminent.”
- Psalms 53:5
There they are, overwhelmed with dread, where there was nothing to fear. For God has scattered the bones of those who besieged you. You put them to shame, for God has despised them.
- Isaiah 51:12–13
“I, even I, am He who comforts you. Why should you be afraid of mortal man, of a son of man who withers like grass?
- 1 Peter 3:14–15
Through
Joshua 8:1Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid or discouraged. Take the whole army with you, and go up and attack Ai. See, I have delivered into your hand the king of…
it leads to
- Joshua 1:9
Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
- Joshua 1:9
About Joshua

Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonConquestJoshuaMoses' minister and successor, one of the two faithful spies; he led Israel across Jordan, around Jericho, and through the conques…
- PlaceJordan valley near JerichoGilgalIsrael's first Canaan camp where the stones were set and the reproach rolled away (Josh 4-5); later a corrupted shrine the prophet…
This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Origen of Alexandria, HOMILIES ON JOSHUA 11.2.
