Then Joshua and all Israel with him went up from Eglon to Hebron and fought against it.
Parallel translations
- WEB Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, to Hebron; and they fought against it.
- KJV And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, unto Hebron; and they fought against it:
- NKJV So Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, to Hebron; and they fought against it.
- NASB Then Joshua and all Israel with him went up from Eglon to Hebron, and they fought against it.
- NLT From Eglon, Joshua and the Israelite army went up to Hebron and attacked it.
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Quick answer
Joshua leads Israel up to attack Hebron. The campaign reaches into the hill country.
Overview
From Eglon the army moves against Hebron, a significant city in the highlands of Judah. The turn toward the hill country shows the conquest extending across the whole region. Hebron, later given to Caleb, becomes another scene of God-given victory.
Cross-references & the web
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- Judg 1:10Judah also marched against the Canaanites who were living in Hebron (formerly known as Kiriath-arba), and they struck down Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.
- Josh 15:13According to the LORD’s command to him, Joshua gave Caleb son of Jephunneh a portion among the sons of Judah—Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.)
- Josh 14:13–14Then Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him Hebron as his inheritance.
- Num 13:22They went up through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, dwelled. It had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.
- 1 Chr 12:28and Zadok, a mighty young man of valor, with 22 commanders from his own family.
- Josh 10:3Therefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent word to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon, saying,
- Gen 13:18So Abram moved his tent and went to live near the Oaks of Mamre at Hebron, where he built an altar to the LORD.
- 2 Sam 5:1–5Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “Here we are, your own flesh and blood.
- 2 Sam 15:9–10“Go in peace,” said the king. So Absalom got up and went to Hebron.
- Josh 15:54Humtah, Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior—nine cities, along with their villages.
- 1 Chr 12:23Now these are the numbers of men armed for battle who came to David at Hebron to turn Saul’s kingdom over to him, in accordance with the word of the LORD:
- Josh 10:5So 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.
- Josh 21:13So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave these cities, together with their pasturelands: Hebron, a city of refuge for the manslayer, Libnah,
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