Joshua 11:4 BSB — MannaFest

Joshua 11:4

So these kings came out with all their armies, a multitude as numerous as the sand on the seashore, along with a great number of horses and chariots.

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ASV

And they went out, they and all their hosts with them, much people, even as the sand that is upon the sea-shore in multitude, with horses and chariots very many.

KJV

And they went out, they and all their hosts with them, much people, even as the sand that is upon the sea shore in multitude, with horses and chariots very many.

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Much people, even as the sand - This form of speech, by some called a hyperbole, conveys simply the idea of a vast or unusual number - a number of which no regular estimate could be easily formed. Josephus, who seldom finds difficulties in such cases, and makes no scruple of often speaking without book, tells us that the allied armies amounted to 300,000 foot 10,000 horse, and 20,000 chariots of war. Antiq. lib. v., c.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Jabin ("the Intelligent"), which seems to have been a hereditary title (Jud 4:2), took the lead, from Hazor being the capital of the northern region (Jos 11:10). It was situated on the borders of lake Merom. The other cities mentioned must have been in the vicinity though their exact position is unknown.

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֵּצְא֣וּ	vai.ye.tze.'U	and they came out	H3318 →
הֵ֗ם	Hem	they	H1992 →
וְכָל־	ve.khol	and all	H3605 →
מַֽחֲנֵיהֶם֙	ma.cha.nei.Hem	armies their	H4264 →
עִמָּ֔ם	'i.Mam	with them	H5973 →
עַם־	'am-	a people	H5971 →
רָ֕ב	rav	numerous	H7227 →
כַּח֛וֹל	ka.Chol	like the sand	H2344 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
עַל־	'al-	[is] on	H5921 →
שְׂפַת־	se.fat-	[the] shore of	H8193 →
הַיָּ֖ם	hai.Yam	the sea	H3220 →
לָרֹ֑ב	la.Ro	for multitude	H7230 →
וְס֥וּס	ve.Sus	and horse[s]	H5483 →
וָרֶ֖כֶב	va.Re.khev	and chariot[s]	H7393 →
רַב־	rav-	many	H7227 →
מְאֹֽד׃	me.'Od	very	H3966 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Genesis 22:17
I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.
leads to
- Genesis 15:5
  And the LORD took him outside and said, “Now look to the heavens and count the stars, if you are able.” Then He told him, “So shall your offspring be.”
- Genesis 24:60
  And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, “Our sister, may you become the mother of thousands upon thousands. May your offspring possess the gates of their enemies.”
- Jeremiah 33:22
  As the hosts of heaven cannot be counted and as the sand on the seashore cannot be measured, so too will I multiply the descendants of My servant David and the Levites who minister…
- Genesis 26:4
  I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed,
- Numbers 24:17–19
  I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come forth from Jacob, and a scepter will arise from Israel. He will crush the skulls of Moab and…
Through
2 Samuel 17:11
Instead, I advise that all Israel from Dan to Beersheba—a multitude like the sand on the seashore—be gathered to you, and that you yourself lead them into battle.
leads to
- Genesis 22:17
  I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Genesis 32:12
But You have said, ‘I will surely make you prosper, and I will make your offspring like the sand of the sea, too numerous to count.’”
leads to
- Genesis 28:13–15
  And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the…
Through
Judges 7:12
Now the Midianites, Amalekites, and all the other people of the east had settled in the valley like a swarm of locusts, and their camels were as countless as the sand on the seashore.
leads to
- Judges 6:5
  For the Midianites came with their livestock and their tents like a great swarm of locusts. They and their camels were innumerable, and they entered the land to ravage it.

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Where the connections lead

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The walk

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About Joshua