Joshua 10:19

Translations

Modern

But you, do not stop there. Pursue your enemies and attack them from behind. Do not let them reach their cities, for the LORD your God has delivered them into your hand.”

Traditional

And stay ye not, but pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities: for the Lord your God hath delivered them into your hand.

Literal

And you, do not stay there; pursue after your enemies and attack the rear of them. Do not allow them to enter into their cities, for YHWH your God has delivered them into your hands.”

Latin

…vos autem nolite stare, sed persequimini hostes, et extremos quosque fugientium cædite: nec dimittatis eos urbium suarum intrare præsidia, quos tradidit Dominus Deus in manus vestras.

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Hebrew

English

But you, do not stop there. Pursue your enemies and attack them from behind. Do not let them reach their cities, for the LORD your God has delivered them into your hand.”

Notes

Joshua 10:18–19

By blocking the opening of the cave, Joshua reduced the number of guards needed to keep the kings from escaping. This also eliminated danger to the guards and freed more men to pursue the fleeing people.

Joshua 10:1–43

Gibeon and its neighboring cities were on a plateau (high flat place) north of Jerusalem (see study note on 7:2). With Gibeon now as an ally with Israel, Israel controlled the plateau and the central hill country near Gibeon. Historically, controlling the plateau often meant controlling the hill country. The kings of Canaan had to conquer Gibeon, or they would fail.

Joshua 7:1–12:24

This second major section of the book records Joshua's southern and northern campaigns against two coalitions of kings from Canaan. Joshua's victories allowed Israel to settle the hill country from Galilee in the north to the Negev in the south.

Theme notes and profiles

Joshua

Events

War with Canaanites

Related verses

Psalm 18:37–41
I pursued my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.
Jeremiah 48:10
Cursed is the one who is remiss in doing the work of the LORD, and cursed is he who withholds his sword from bloodshed.
Isaiah 9:14–15
So the LORD will cut off Israel’s head and tail, both palm branch and reed in a single day.
2 Samuel 17:13
If he retreats to a city, all Israel will bring ropes to that city, and we will drag it down to the valley until not even a pebble can be found there.”
2 Samuel 20:6
And David said to Abishai, “Now Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more harm than Absalom. Take your lord’s servants and pursue him, or he will find fortified cities and elude us.”
Jeremiah 8:14
Why are we just sitting here? Gather together, let us flee to the fortified cities and perish there, for the LORD our God has doomed us. He has given us poisoned water to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.
Joshua 10:20
So Joshua and the Israelites continued to inflict a terrible slaughter until they had finished them off, and the remaining survivors retreated to the fortified cities.

Glossary

Adoni-Zedek Azekah Conquest and Allotment of the Land Gibeon, Gibeonites Gilgal Hoham Japhia (Person) Jerusalem Joshua, Book of Judges, Book of Makkedah Tribe of Dan

Topics

Adoni-Zedek: A King of Jerusalem Amorites: Kings of Captive: Cruelty to Putting to Death Cave: Place of Refuge Debir: King of Eglon Hebron: Hoham, King of, Confederated with Other Kings of the Canaanites Against Joshua Jerusalem: Confederated Kings Defeated, and the King of Jerusalem Killed by Joshua Jerusalem: The King of, Defeated and Slain by Joshua Makkedah: Five Kings of the Amorites Hide in a Cave of, and are Killed by Joshua Prisoners of War: Put to Death War of Extermination

Joshua 10:19

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