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Joshua 10:42

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And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel.
Joshua 10:42 · King James Version
Parallel translations
  • WEB Joshua took all these kings and their land at one time, because Yahweh, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.
  • BSB And because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel, Joshua captured all these kings and their land in one campaign.
  • NKJV All these kings and their land Joshua took at one time, because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel.
  • NASB Joshua captured all these kings and their lands at one time, because the Lord, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.
  • NLT Joshua conquered all these kings and their land in a single campaign, for the Lord, the God of Israel, was fighting for his people.

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Quick answer

Joshua takes all these kings and their lands in a single campaign because Yahweh fought for Israel. The victory is credited entirely to God.

Overview

The narrator sums up the southern conquest, attributing its remarkable success to the LORD fighting on Israel's behalf. The phrase 'at one time' highlights the swift, decisive nature of God's work. This refrain is the theological heart of Joshua: salvation and victory belong to God.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 13

  • Josh 10:14And 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.
  • Ps 46:7The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
  • Ps 80:3Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
  • Rom 8:31–37What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
  • Ps 46:1God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
  • Exod 14:14The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
  • Ps 46:11The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
  • Ps 44:3–8For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.
  • Exod 14:25And took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the LORD fighteth for them against the Egyptians.
  • Ps 118:6The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?
  • Isa 8:9–10Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces.
  • Deut 20:4For the LORD your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.
  • Isa 43:4Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life.

Themes, concepts, people & topics

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  • VideoBibleProject — Joshua videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryEnduring Word — verse-by-verseDavid Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on JoshuaMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

    The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).

  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

    Hebrew/Greek interlinear, word definitions, and cross-references for this verse.

Christ at the center

Joshua — the same name as Jesus, 'the LORD saves' — leads God's people into their inheritance, a shadow of the greater Joshua who brings us into the true rest and the promised land that remains.

How Joshua 10:42 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

Original language

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And all these kingsמֶלֶךְand their landאֶרֶץdid Joshuaיְהוֹשׁוּעַtakeלָכַדat oneאֶחָדtimeפַּעַםbecause the LORDיְהֹוָהGodאֱלֹהִיםof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלfoughtלָחַםfor Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל
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