And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the LORD hearkened unto the voice of a man: for the LORD fought for Israel.
Parallel translations
- WEB There was no day like that before it or after it, that Yahweh listened to the voice of a man; for Yahweh fought for Israel.
- BSB There has been no day like it before or since, when the LORD listened to the voice of a man, because the LORD fought for Israel.
- NKJV And there has been no day like that, before it or after it, that the Lord heeded the voice of a man; for the Lord fought for Israel.
- NASB There was no day like that before it or after it, when the Lord listened to the voice of a man; for the Lord fought for Israel.
- NLT There has never been a day like this one before or since, when the Lord answered such a prayer. Surely the Lord fought for Israel that day!
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Quick answer
There was never another day like it, when Yahweh so heeded a man's voice. The reason given is that God Himself fought for Israel.
Overview
This summarizing verse marks the day at Gibeon as unparalleled because God answered a human request to govern the heavens. The wonder is not Joshua's authority but Yahweh's willingness to fight for His people in response to faith. It sets the pattern, fulfilled supremely in Christ, of a God who hears and acts mightily for those He has redeemed.
Cross-references & the web
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- Deut 1:30The LORD your God which goeth before you, he shall fight for you, according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes;
- Exod 14:14The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
- Josh 10:42And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel.
- Josh 23:3And ye have seen all that the LORD your God hath done unto all these nations because of you; for the LORD your God is he that hath fought for you.
- Isa 38:8Behold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees, which is gone down in the sun dial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward. So the sun returned ten degrees, by which degrees it was gone down.
- Luke 17:6And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.
- Mark 11:22–24And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.
- Zech 4:6–7Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.
- 2 Kgs 20:10–11And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees: nay, but let the shadow return backward ten degrees.
- Matt 21:21–22Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.
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