Joshua 10:33
“Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote him and his people, until he had left him none remaining.”
Joshua 10:33 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote him and his people, until he had left him none remaining.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- At that time Horam king of Gazer, came up to succour Lachis: and Josue slew him with all his people, so as to leave none alive.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote him and his people, until he had left him none remaining.
- DARBYDarby
- Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote him and his people, until he had left him none remaining.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua struck him and his people, until he had left him none remaining.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- Than hath Horam king of Gezer come up to help Lachish, and Joshua smiteth him and his people, till he hath not left to him a remnant.
- BPVBiblePics Version
- Then Horam, king of Gezer, came to help Lachish, but Joshua struck him and his people down, leaving none remaining.
Context: Joshua 10
31And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it:
32And the LORD delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, which took it on the second day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein, according to all that he had done to Libnah.
33Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote him and his people, until he had left him none remaining.
34And from Lachish Joshua passed unto Eglon, and all Israel with him; and they encamped against it, and fought against it:
35And they took it on that day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein he utterly destroyed that day, according to all that he had done to Lachish.
About Joshua 10: Sun Stands Still
Joshua defeats a coalition of five Amorite kings and their armies.
Commentary
Joshua 10 is a chapter that recounts the miraculous victory of the Israelites over the five Amorite kings. After the Gibeonites had made a covenant with Joshua, the five Amorite kings had come to attack them. In response, Joshua and the Israelites marched out to battle against them.