Joshua 10:9 - Forerunner Commentary

Joshua 10:9

7 So Joshua ascended from Gilgal, he and ^aall the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valor.

8 And the Lord said to Joshua, ^a“Do not fear them, for I have delivered them into your hand; ^bnot a man of them shall ^cstand before you.”

9 Joshua therefore came upon them suddenly, having marched all night from Gilgal.

10 So the Lord ^arouted them before Israel, killed them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, chased them along the road that goes ^bto Beth Horon, and struck them down as far as ^cAzekah and Makkedah.

11 And it happened, as they fled before Israel and were on the descent of Beth Horon, ^athat the Lord cast down large hailstones from heaven on them as far as Azekah, and they died. There were more who died from the hailstones than the children of Israel killed with the sword.

12 Then Joshua spoke to the Lord in the day when the Lord delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel:
^a“Sun, stand still over Gibeon;
And Moon, in the Valley of ^bAijalon.”

13 So the sun stood still,
And the moon stopped,
Till the people had revenge
Upon their enemies. ^aIs this not written in the Book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and did not hasten to go down for about a whole day.

14 And there has been ^ano day like that, before it or after it, that the Lord heeded the voice of a man; for ^bthe Lord fought for Israel.

15 ^aThen Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal.

The Amorite Kings Executed

16 But these five kings had fled and hidden themselves in a cave at Makkedah.

Verse Comparison: Joshua 10:9

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American Standard Version
Joshua therefore came upon them suddenly; `for' he went up from Gilgal all the night.

Amplified® Bible
So Joshua came upon them suddenly, having gone up from Gilgal all night.

Contemporary English Version
Joshua marched all night from Gilgal to Gibeon and made a surprise attack on the Amorite camp.

Darby English Version
And Joshua came upon them suddenly; he went up from Gilgal all night.

Good News Bible
All night Joshua and his army marched from Gilgal to Gibeon, and they made a surprise attack on the Amorites.

King James Version
Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly, and went up from Gilgal all night.

New American Standard Bible
So Joshua came upon them suddenly by marching all night from Gilgal.

New International Version
After an all-night march from Gilgal, Joshua took them by surprise.

New King James Version
Joshua therefore came upon them suddenly, having marched all night from Gilgal.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So Joshua came upon them suddenly by marching all night from Gilgal.

Revised Standard Version
So Joshua came upon them suddenly, having marched up all night from Gilgal.

Young's Literal Translation
And Joshua cometh in unto them suddenly (all the night he hath gone up from Gilgal),

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