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Joshua 10

Joshua 10:40

Conquest of the Southern Cities · Joshua 10:29–43
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Translations

Modern
So Joshua conquered the whole region—the hill country, the Negev, the foothills, and the slopes, together with all their kings—leaving no survivors. He devoted to destruction everything that breathed, just as the LORD, the God of Israel, had commanded.
Traditional
So 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.
Literal
And Joshua conquered all the land of the hill country, and the Negev, and the Shephelah, and the slopes, and all their kings. He left none remaining, and all that breathed he devoted to destruction, as YHWH, God of Israel, had commanded.
Latin
Percussit itaque Josue omnem terram montanam et meridianam atque campestrem, et Asedoth, cum regibus suis: non dimisit in ea ullas reliquias, sed omne quod spirare poterat interfecit, sicut præceperat ei Dominus Deus Israël,

Original

Hebrew
English
So Joshua conquered the whole region—the hill country, the Negev, the foothills, and the slopes, together with all their kings—leaving no survivors. He devoted to destruction everything that breathed, just as the LORD, the God of Israel, had commanded.

Notes

Joshua 10:40

  • Joshua’s southern campaign opened the possibility for the southern tribes to settle in the entire region when Israel began the settlement process.

  • the foothills: See study note on Deuteronomy 1:7.

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

Negeb: The southern region of Israel, a semi-arid area Shephelah: Lowland region between Judean hills and coastal plain

Glossary

Conquest and Allotment of the Land Gibeon, Gibeonites Gilgal Joshua (Person) Joshua, Book of Judges, Book of Tribe of Dan

Topics

Captive: Cruelty to Putting to Death Joshua: Also Called Jehoshua, and Jehoshuah, and Oshea: Defeats Seven Other Kings Massacre of the Cities of the Seven Kings Obedience: Joshua Valleys: Called: Vales War of Extermination