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Joshua 10

Joshua 10:5

The Day the Sun Stood Still · Joshua 10:1–15
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Translations

Modern
So the five kings of the Amorites—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon—joined forces and advanced with all their armies. They camped before Gibeon and made war against it.
Traditional
Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped before Gibeon, and made war against it.
Literal
And five kings of the Amorite—the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon—gathered together and went up, they and all their armies, and they camped before Gibeon and made war against it.
Latin
Congregati igitur ascenderunt quinque reges Amorrhæorum: rex Jerusalem, rex Hebron, rex Jerimoth, rex Lachis, rex Eglon, simul cum exercitibus suis: et castrametati sunt circa Gabaon, oppugnantes eam.

Original

Hebrew
English
So the five kings of the Amorites—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon—joined forces and advanced with all their armies. They camped before Gibeon and made war against it.

Notes

Joshua 10:5

In the Old Testament, when it distinguishes between Amorites and Canaanites, the Amorite kings ruled the hill country, while the Canaanites lived in the valleys and the coastal plain.

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

Amorites: Canaanite people group, enemies of Israel

Places

Eglon: Amorite king of Lachish; city in Judah Gibeon: Hivite city that tricked Joshua into a peace treaty Hebron: An important city in Judah; burial place of patriarchs Jarmuth: A Canaanite city, later allotted to Judah Jerusalem: The capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions Lachish: A fortified city in Judah

Glossary

Adoni-Zedek Amorites Beth-Horon Conquest and Allotment of the Land Gibeon, Gibeonites Japhia (Person) Jarmuth Joshua (Person) Joshua, Book of Judges, Book of Tribe of Dan

Topics

Adoni-Zedek: A King of Jerusalem Amorites: Kings of Amorites: Territory of Armies of Different Nations often Confederated Armies: Called The: Hosts Armies: Encamped: Before Cities Armies: March in Ranks: Confederated Confederacies of Kings Debir: King of Eglon Gibeonites: Attacked by the Kings of Canaan Hebron: Hoham, King of, Confederated with Other Kings of the Canaanites Against Joshua Jarmuth: A City in the Territory of the Tribe of Judah Jerusalem: King of, Joined with the Four Other Kings of the Amorites Against Joshua and the Armies of Israel Jerusalem: The King of, Defeated and Slain by Joshua Lachish: King of, Besieges Gibeon Makkedah: Five Kings of the Amorites Hide in a Cave of, and are Killed by Joshua The Amorites: Western Kings of, Confederated Against Israel War of Extermination