Joshua 10:9
7 So Joshua and his whole army, including all the mighty men of valor, came from Gilgal.
8 The LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, for I have delivered them into your hand. Not one of them shall stand against you.”
After marching all night from Gilgal, Joshua caught them by surprise.
10 And the LORD threw them into confusion before Israel, who defeated them in a great slaughter at Gibeon, pursued them along the ascent to Beth-horon, and struck them down as far as Azekah and Makkedah.
11 As they fled before Israel along the descent from Beth-horon to Azekah, the LORD cast down on them large hailstones from the sky, and more of them were killed by the hailstones than by the swords of the Israelites.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- After marching all night from Gilgal, Joshua caught them by surprise.
- KJV
- Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly, and went up from Gilgal all night.
- WEB
- Joshua therefore came to them suddenly. He marched from Gilgal all night.
- ASV
- Joshua therefore came upon them suddenly; [for] he went up from Gilgal all the night.
- DARBY
- And Joshua came upon them suddenly; he went up from Gilgal all night.
- BLB
- And Joshua came upon them suddenly, having gone up all the night from Gilgal.
- ÅB
- Så kom Josva brått over dem; han brøt opp fra Gilgal og marsjerte hele natten.
- OTB
- Josva kom over dem plutselig, etter å ha marsjert hele natten fra Gilgal.
- B1930
- Så kom Josva brått over dem; han brøt op fra Gilgal og marsjerte hele natten.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ecclesiastes 9:10
Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.
Read in contextProverbs 24:11–12
Rescue those being led away to death, and restrain those stumbling toward the slaughter.
Read in contextProverbs 22:29
Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will be stationed in the presence of kings; he will not stand before obscure men.
Read in context2 Timothy 2:3
Join me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
Read in context1 Samuel 11:9–11
So they said to the messengers who had come, “Tell the men of Jabesh-gilead: ‘Deliverance will be yours tomorrow by the time the sun is hot.’” And when the messengers relayed this to the men of Jabesh, they rejoiced.
Read in context2 Timothy 4:2
Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction.
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