Joshua 11:19
17 Even from the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir, even unto Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon under mount Hermon: and all their kings he took, and smote them, and slew them.
18 Joshua made war a long time with all those kings.
There was not a city that made peace with the children of Israel, save the Hivites the inhabitants of Gibeon: all other they took in battle.
20 For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts, that they should come against Israel in battle, that he might destroy them utterly, and that they might have no favour, but that he might destroy them, as the LORD commanded Moses.
21 And at that time came Joshua, and cut off the Anakims from the mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel: Joshua destroyed them utterly with their cities.
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- BSB
- No city made peace with the Israelites except the Hivites living in Gibeon; all others were taken in battle.
- KJV
- There was not a city that made peace with the children of Israel, save the Hivites the inhabitants of Gibeon: all other they took in battle.
- WEB
- There was not a city that made peace with the children of Israel, except the Hivites, the inhabitants of Gibeon. They took all in battle.
- ASV
- There was not a city that made peace with the children of Israel, save the Hivites the inhabitants of Gibeon: they took all in battle.
- DARBY
- There was not a city that made peace with the children of Israel, save the Hivites who dwelt at Gibeon; they took all in battle.
- BLB
- There was not a city that made peace with the sons of Israel—except the Hivite dwellers of Gibeon—they took all in battle.
- ÅB
- Det var ikke noen by som med det gode overgav seg til Israels barn, uten hevittene som bodde i Gibeon; de tok alt sammen i strid;
- OTB
- Bortsett fra hevittene som bodde i Gibeon, gjorde ingen by fred med israelittene; de tok dem alle i kamp.
- B1930
- Det var ikke nogen by som med det gode overgav sig til Israels barn, uten hevittene som bodde i Gibeon; de tok alt sammen i strid;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Joshua 9:3–27
And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,
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