Joshua 9:2

Translations

Modern

…they came together to wage war against Joshua and Israel.

Traditional

That they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.

Literal

…that they gathered together to fight with Joshua and Israel with one mouth.

Latin

…congregati sunt pariter, ut pugnarent contra Josue et Israël uno animo, eademque sententia.

Original

Hebrew

English

…they came together to wage war against Joshua and Israel.

Notes

Joshua 9:2

Chapter 10 gives a detailed account of these kings and why they joined forces to fight the Israelites.

Joshua 9:1–27

Joshua failed to consult God again (9:14; compare 7:2–4). This time it was about an unexpected request. Other ancient Near Eastern stories only describe a leader’s successes. However, this author also noted the mistakes of Joshua and Israel’s elders. God is the true hero of the story, and the author wanted to emphasize God's achievements.

Theme notes and profiles

Joshua

Events

War with Canaanitesc. 1451 BC

Related verses

Acts 4:26–28
The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the Lord and against His Anointed One.’
Psalm 83:2–8
See how Your enemies rage, how Your foes have reared their heads.
2 Chronicles 20:1–30
After this, the Moabites and Ammonites, together with some of the Meunites, came to make war against Jehoshaphat.
Proverbs 11:21
Be assured that the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape.
Isaiah 8:12
“Do not call conspiracy everything these people regard as conspiracy. Do not fear what they fear; do not live in dread.
Psalm 2:1–2
Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
Isaiah 8:9–10
Huddle together, O peoples, and be shattered; pay attention, all you distant lands; prepare for battle, and be shattered; prepare for battle, and be shattered!
Isaiah 54:15
If anyone attacks you, it is not from Me; whoever assails you will fall before you.
Joel 3:9–13
Proclaim this among the nations: “Prepare for war; rouse the mighty men; let all the men of war advance and attack!
Revelation 16:14
These are demonic spirits that perform signs and go out to all the kings of the earth, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty.
Revelation 20:8–9
…and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth—Gog and Magog—to assemble them for battle. Their number is like the sand of the seashore.

People

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

Glossary

Alliance Amorites Conquest and Allotment of the Land Foreigner Gibeon, Gibeonites Jerusalem Joshua (Person) Joshua, Book of Judges, Book of Tribe of Dan

Topics

Alliances: Canaanitish Nations Against Israel Armies of Different Nations often Confederated Hittites: Conquered by Joshua Joshua: The Kings of the Six Nations of the Canaanites Band Together Against Him

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