Joshua 10:42
“And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel.”
Joshua 10:42 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- And all their kings, and their lands he took and wasted at one onset: for the Lord the God of Israel fought for him.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because Jehovah, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.
- DARBYDarby
- and all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time; for Jehovah the God of Israel fought for Israel.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Joshua took all these kings and their land at one time, because Yahweh, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- and all these kings and their land hath Joshua captured at one time, for Jehovah, God of Israel, is fighting for Israel.
- BPVBiblePics Version
- Joshua captured all these kings and their lands at one time, because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel.
Context: Joshua 10
40So Joshua smote all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of the vale, and of the springs, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the LORD God of Israel commanded.
41And Joshua smote them from Kadeshbarnea even unto Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, even unto Gibeon.
42And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel.
43And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal.
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.