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Joshua 10

Joshua 10:21

The Victory at Makkedah · Joshua 10:16–28
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Translations

Modern
The whole army returned safely to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah, and no one dared to utter a word against the Israelites.
Traditional
And all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace: none moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel.
Literal
And all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace. Not a man sharpened his tongue against the sons of Israel.
Latin
Reversusque est omnis exercitus ad Josue in Maceda, ubi tunc erant castra, sani et integro numero: nullusque contra filios Israël mutire ausus est.

Original

Hebrew
English
The whole army returned safely to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah, and no one dared to utter a word against the Israelites.

Notes

Joshua 10:21

  • The whole army returned safely: This showed that Israel had few or no losses in this battle. This was a sign of God's presence.

  • no one dared: The people of Canaan in the south now knew from personal experience that Israel's powerful God was fighting against them.

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

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes Joshua: Moses' assistant who led Israel into Canaan

Places

Makkedah: A Canaanite city conquered by Joshua

Glossary

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