Joshua 10:42
New International Version
All these kings and their lands Joshua conquered in one campaign, because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.

New Living Translation
Joshua conquered all these kings and their land in a single campaign, for the LORD, the God of Israel, was fighting for his people.

English Standard Version
And Joshua captured all these kings and their land at one time, because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel.

Berean Standard Bible
And because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel, Joshua captured all these kings and their land in one campaign.

King James Bible
And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel.

New King James Version
All these kings and their land Joshua took at one time, because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel.

New American Standard Bible
Joshua captured all these kings and their lands at one time, because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.

NASB 1995
Joshua captured all these kings and their lands at one time, because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.

NASB 1977
And Joshua captured all these kings and their lands at one time, because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.

Legacy Standard Bible
And Joshua captured all these kings and their lands at one time because Yahweh, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.

Amplified Bible
Joshua captured all these kings and their land at one time, because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.

Christian Standard Bible
Joshua captured all these kings and their land in one campaign, because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Joshua captured all these kings and their land in one campaign, because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.

American Standard Version
And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because Jehovah, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.

English Revised Version
And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Joshua captured all these kings and their territories in one campaign because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel.

Good News Translation
Joshua conquered all these kings and their territory in one campaign because the LORD, Israel's God, was fighting for Israel.

International Standard Version
Joshua conquered all of these kings and their territories in one campaign, because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel.

Majority Standard Bible
And because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel, Joshua captured all these kings and their land in one campaign.

NET Bible
Joshua captured in one campaign all these kings and their lands, for the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel.

New Heart English Bible
Joshua took all these kings and their land at one time, because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.

Webster's Bible Translation
And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time; because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel.

World English Bible
Joshua took all these kings and their land at one time because Yahweh, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and Joshua has captured all these kings and their land [at] one time, for YHWH, God of Israel, is fighting for Israel.

Young's Literal Translation
and all these kings and their land hath Joshua captured at one time, for Jehovah, God of Israel, is fighting for Israel.

Smith's Literal Translation
And all these kings and their land Joshua took, one time; for Jehovah the God of Israel fought for Israel.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And all their kings, and their lands he took and wasted at one onset: for the Lord the God of Israel fought for him.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And all their kings and their regions, he seized and destroyed with a single attack. For the Lord, the God of Israel, fought on his behalf.

New American Bible
All these kings and their lands Joshua captured all at once, for the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.

New Revised Standard Version
Joshua took all these kings and their land at one time, because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And Joshua conquered all these kings and their countries at one time; because the LORD God of Israel was with him, and it was he who fought for Israel.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And all these Kings and their countries Yeshua defeated at one time, because LORD JEHOVAH the God of Israel was with him and was doing battle for Israel
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Joshua smote, once for all, all their kings, and their land, because the Lord God of Israel fought on the side of Israel.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Conquest of the Southern Cities
41Joshua conquered the area from Kadesh-barnea to Gaza, and the whole region of Goshen as far as Gibeon. 42And because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel, Joshua captured all these kings and their land in one campaign. 43Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.…

Cross References
Deuteronomy 3:21-22
And at that time I commanded Joshua: “Your own eyes have seen all that the LORD your God has done to these two kings. The LORD will do the same to all the kingdoms you are about to enter. / Do not be afraid of them, for the LORD your God Himself will fight for you.”

Joshua 11:6-9
Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, for by this time tomorrow I will deliver all of them slain before Israel. You are to hamstring their horses and burn up their chariots.” / So by the waters of Merom, Joshua and his whole army came upon them suddenly and attacked them, / and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Israel, who struck them down and pursued them all the way to Greater Sidon and Misrephoth-maim, and eastward as far as the Valley of Mizpeh. They struck them down, leaving no survivors. ...

Joshua 21:44-45
And the LORD gave them rest on every side, just as He had sworn to their fathers. None of their enemies could stand against them, for the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand. / Not one of all the LORD’s good promises to the house of Israel had failed; everything was fulfilled.

Deuteronomy 7:24
He will hand their kings over to you, and you will wipe out their names from under heaven. No one will be able to stand against you; you will annihilate them.

Deuteronomy 31:3-5
The LORD your God Himself will cross over ahead of you. He will destroy these nations before you, and you will dispossess them. Joshua will cross ahead of you, as the LORD has said. / And the LORD will do to them as He did to Sihon and Og, the kings of the Amorites, when He destroyed them along with their land. / The LORD will deliver them over to you, and you must do to them exactly as I have commanded you.

Joshua 23:3
“and you have seen everything that the LORD your God has done to all these nations for your sake, because it was the LORD your God who fought for you.

Judges 2:18
Whenever the LORD raised up a judge for the Israelites, He was with that judge and saved them from the hands of their enemies while the judge was still alive; for the LORD was moved to pity by their groaning under those who oppressed them and afflicted them.

1 Samuel 17:47
And all those assembled here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle is the LORD’s, and He will give all of you into our hands.”

2 Samuel 22:38-41
I pursued my enemies and destroyed them; I did not turn back until they were consumed. / I devoured and crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet. / You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me. ...

Psalm 44:3
For it was not by their sword that they took the land; their arm did not bring them victory. It was by Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your face, because You favored them.

Psalm 47:3
He subdues nations beneath us, and peoples under our feet.

Psalm 136:17-22
He struck down great kings His loving devotion endures forever. / and slaughtered mighty kings—His loving devotion endures forever. / Sihon king of the Amorites His loving devotion endures forever. ...

Isaiah 41:10
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.

Romans 8:31
What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

1 Corinthians 15:57
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!


Treasury of Scripture

And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel.

because

Joshua 10:14
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.

Exodus 14:14,25
The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace…

Deuteronomy 20:4
For the LORD your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.

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Joshua 10
1. Five kings war against Gibeon
6. Joshua rescues it
10. God fights against them with hailstones
12. The sun and moon stand still at the word of Joshua
16. The five kings are murdered in a cave
22. They are brought forth
24. scornfully used
26. and hanged
28. Seven kings more are conquered
43. Joshua returns to Gilgal














Joshua conquered
The name "Joshua" is derived from the Hebrew "Yehoshua," meaning "Yahweh is salvation." This name is significant as it reflects Joshua's role as a deliverer for the Israelites, leading them into the Promised Land. The word "conquered" indicates a decisive victory, emphasizing Joshua's leadership and military prowess. Historically, this conquest is part of the larger narrative of the Israelites claiming the land promised to them by God, fulfilling the covenant made with Abraham.

all these kings and their land
The phrase "all these kings and their land" refers to the coalition of Canaanite kings who opposed Israel. This highlights the scale of the victory, as it was not just a single battle but a series of conquests. Archaeological evidence suggests that the Canaanite city-states were well-fortified, making this victory even more remarkable. Theologically, this demonstrates God's promise to give the Israelites the land of Canaan, a fulfillment of His covenant.

in one campaign
The phrase "in one campaign" underscores the swiftness and efficiency of Joshua's military strategy. It suggests a divinely orchestrated series of events that allowed for such a rapid conquest. This can be seen as a testament to God's power and favor upon Israel, as well as Joshua's obedience and faithfulness to God's commands.

because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel
This phrase is central to understanding the source of Israel's victory. "The LORD" (Yahweh) is the covenant name of God, emphasizing His personal relationship with Israel. "The God of Israel" reinforces His unique role as the protector and deliverer of His chosen people. The statement that He "fought for Israel" indicates divine intervention, suggesting that the victories were not merely due to human effort but were acts of God fulfilling His promises. This reflects the broader biblical theme of God as a warrior who fights on behalf of His people, ensuring their success and survival.

Verse 42. - At one time, i.e., in one campaign, carried on without a respite. Because the Lord God fought for Israel. It is the peculiar feature of Old Testament history that it draws the veil from the unseen. Other historians are content to note the secondary causes. The Scriptures trace all to their original source - the will of God. And it is His will, as the page of history shows, with exceptions that do but prove the rule, that a just cause, assisted by bravery., purity, and devotion combined, will not fail, in the long run, to overcome force and fraud. Wars of independence, wars undertaken to chastise wickedness and oppression, seldom fail in their object. And when they do fail, it is generally from the presence of similar crimes among those who undertake the righteous cause, and sully it by their own vices and crimes. History furnishes us with abundant instances of this. The leaders of the struggle for the Protestant Reformation in Europe were often almost as crafty, as ambitious, as self seeking, as immoral, as those against whom they contended. Struggles patriotic in their origin have been marred by the selfish aims of those who carried them on. Selfishness inspires distrust, and distrust produces disunion. But where "the Lord God fights for Israel," where noble objects are pursued by worthy means, there is a moral strength which triumphs over the greatest obstacles. Such an instance we have in modern history in the career of a man like William the Silent. Nearly ruined by the cowardice, obstinacy, and selfishness of his associates, his faith, courage, and perseverance carried a struggle hopeless at the outset to a triumphant conclusion. Men may cry that "Providence is on the side of the big battalions," but "the Lord's hand is not waxen short."

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
And because
כִּ֗י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

the LORD,
יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

the God
אֱלֹהֵ֣י (’ĕ·lō·hê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

of Israel,
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

fought
נִלְחָ֖ם (nil·ḥām)
Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 3898: To feed on, to consume, to battle

for Israel,
לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (lə·yiś·rā·’êl)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

Joshua
יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ (yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3091: Joshua -- 'the LORD is salvation', Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Israelites

captured
לָכַ֥ד (lā·ḵaḏ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3920: To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere

all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

these
הָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ (hā·’êl·leh)
Article | Pronoun - common plural
Strong's 428: These, those

kings
הַמְּלָכִ֤ים (ham·mə·lā·ḵîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 4428: A king

and their land
אַרְצָ֔ם (’ar·ṣām)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 776: Earth, land

in one
אֶחָ֑ת (’e·ḥāṯ)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's 259: United, one, first

campaign.
פַּ֣עַם (pa·‘am)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 6471: A beat, foot, anvil, occurrence


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