Joshua 10:5
in Joshua 10So the five kings of the Amorites—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon—joined forces and advanced with all their armies. They camped before Gibeon and made war against it.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped against Gibeon, and made war against it.
KJV
Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped before Gibeon, and made war against it.
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This verse in Joshua 10
Commentary
6 notes on this verseThe five kings of the Amorites - This is a general name for the inhabitants of Canaan, otherwise called Canaanites; and it is very likely that they had this appellation because the Amorites were the most powerful tribe or nation in that country. The inhabitants of Jerusalem were Jebusites, Jos 15:63; those of Hebron were Hittites, Gen 23:2, Gen 23:3; Gen 25:9, Gen 25:10; and the Gibeonites were Hivites, Jos 9:7; and yet all these are called Amorites occasionally, probably for the reason already mentioned, viz., because that tribe was most numerous and powerful.
This site's exposition
to Hoham king of Hebron
on Joshua 10:3-5
The five cities, Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish and Eglon, lie in the hills and lowland south of Gibeon. This is the first alliance in the book, so from here Joshua meets armies instead of single towns. All five are called Amorites, and the same five are counted again at 12:10-12.
This site's exposition
the five kings of the Amorites
Adam Clarke lists which peoples the five cities actually held. Jerusalem was Jebusite, by 15:63, and Hebron Hittite, by Genesis 23:2-3. He suggests the Amorite name covered them all because the Amorites were the strongest nation, and Wesley reads the name in the same broad way.
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 Awakening2 voices
Of the Amorites - This name being here taken largely for any of the Canaanites, as is frequent; for, to speak strictly, the citizens of Hebron here mentioned, ver. 3, were Hittites.
Therefore the five kings of the Amorites,....
The words behind it
23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֵּאָסְפ֨וּ | vaiyeasefu | and they gathered | H622 → | 200 times |
| וַֽיַּעֲל֜וּ | vaiyaalu | and they went up | H5927 → | 890 times |
| חֲמֵ֣שֶׁת׀ | chameshet | [the] five | H2568 → | 343 times |
| מַלְכֵ֣י | malkhei | [the] kings of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| הָאֱמֹרִ֗י | haemori | the Amorite[s] | H567 → | 87 times |
| מֶ֣לֶךְ | melekh | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם | yerushalim | Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
| מֶֽלֶךְ־ | melekh- | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| חֶבְר֤וֹן | chevron | Hebron | H2275 → | 72 times |
| מֶֽלֶךְ־ | melekh- | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| יַרְמוּת֙ | yarmut | Jarmuth | H3412 → | 7 times |
| מֶֽלֶךְ־ | melekh- | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| לָכִ֣ישׁ | lakhish | Lachish | H3923 → | 24 times |
| מֶֽלֶךְ־ | melekh- | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| עֶגְל֔וֹן | eglon | Eglon | H5700 → | 13 times |
| הֵ֖ם | hem | they | H1992 → | 553 times |
| וְכָל־ | vekhol | and all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| מַֽחֲנֵיהֶ֑ם | machaneihem | armies their | H4264 → | 215 times |
| וַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙ | vaiyachanu | and they encamped | H2583 → | 143 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| גִּבְע֔וֹן | givon | Gibeon | H1391 → | 38 times |
| וַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּ | vaiyilachamu | and they waged war | H3898 → | 177 times |
| עָלֶֽיהָ׃ | ʾaleiha | on it | H5921 → | 5755 times |
וַיֵּאָסְפ֨וּand they gathered
vaiyeasefuH622 →200 times
וַֽיַּעֲל֜וּand they went up
vaiyaaluH5927 →890 times
חֲמֵ֣שֶׁת׀[the] five
chameshetH2568 →343 times
מַלְכֵ֣י[the] kings of
malkheiH4428 →2525 times
הָאֱמֹרִ֗יthe Amorite[s]
haemoriH567 →87 times
מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of
melekhH4428 →2525 times
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םJerusalem
yerushalimH3389 →643 times
מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of
melekh-H4428 →2525 times
חֶבְר֤וֹןHebron
chevronH2275 →72 times
מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of
melekh-H4428 →2525 times
יַרְמוּת֙Jarmuth
yarmutH3412 →7 times
מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of
melekh-H4428 →2525 times
לָכִ֣ישׁLachish
lakhishH3923 →24 times
מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of
melekh-H4428 →2525 times
עֶגְל֔וֹןEglon
eglonH5700 →13 times
הֵ֖םthey
hemH1992 →553 times
וְכָל־and all
vekholH3605 →5413 times
מַֽחֲנֵיהֶ֑םarmies their
machaneihemH4264 →215 times
וַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙and they encamped
vaiyachanuH2583 →143 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
גִּבְע֔וֹןGibeon
givonH1391 →38 times
וַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּand they waged war
vaiyilachamuH3898 →177 times
עָלֶֽיהָ׃on it
ʾaleihaH5921 →5755 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
Genesis 15:16In the fourth generation your descendants will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.”
it leads to
- 1 Kings 21:26
He committed the most detestable acts by going after idols, just like the Amorites whom the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.)
- Daniel 8:23
In the latter part of their reign, when the rebellion has reached its full measure, an insolent king, skilled in intrigue, will come to the throne.
- Exodus 12:40
Now the duration of the Israelites’ stay in Egypt was 430 years.
- Matthew 23:32–35
Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:16
hindering us from telling the Gentiles how they may be saved. As a result, they continue to heap up their sins to full capacity; the utmost wrath has come upon them.
- 1 Kings 21:26
Through
Numbers 13:29The Amalekites live in the land of the Negev; the Hittites, Jebusites, and Amorites live in the hill country; and the Canaanites live by the sea and along the Jordan.”
it leads to
- Numbers 14:43
For there the Amalekites and Canaanites will face you, and you will fall by the sword. Because you have turned away from the LORD, He will not be with you.”
- Judges 6:3
Whenever the Israelites would plant their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and other people of the east would come up and invade them,
- Numbers 14:43
Through
Joshua 10:6Then the men of Gibeon sent word to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal: “Do not abandon your servants. Come quickly and save us! Help us, because all the kings of the Amorites from…
it leads to
- Joshua 9:6
They went to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal and said to him and the men of Israel, “We have come from a distant land; please make a treaty with us.”
- Joshua 9:6
Where this verse is studied
On this page
About Joshua

Who and where
3 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PlaceShephelahLachishJudah's second city, besieged by Sennacherib in 701 BC, its siege carved on the walls of his palace at Nineveh and confirmed in th…
- PlaceJerusalemJerusalemThe city David took from the Jebusites and made his capital, where Solomon built the temple, where Christ was crucified and rose,…
- PlaceJudean hill countryHebronThe city of the patriarchs, where Abraham bought the cave of Machpelah, Caleb took his inheritance, and David reigned seven years…
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the 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; Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: Joshua, Judges, Ruth and Origen of Alexandria, HOMILIES ON JOSHUA 11.2.
