Joshua 9:2
New International Version
they came together to wage war against Joshua and Israel.

New Living Translation
These kings combined their armies to fight as one against Joshua and the Israelites.

English Standard Version
they gathered together as one to fight against Joshua and Israel.

Berean Standard Bible
they came together to wage war against Joshua and Israel.

King James Bible
That they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.

New King James Version
that they gathered together to fight with Joshua and Israel with one accord.

New American Standard Bible
that they met together with one purpose, to fight with Joshua and with Israel.

NASB 1995
that they gathered themselves together with one accord to fight with Joshua and with Israel.

NASB 1977
that they gathered themselves together with one accord to fight with Joshua and with Israel.

Legacy Standard Bible
that they gathered themselves together with one accord to fight with Joshua and with Israel.

Amplified Bible
they gathered together with one purpose to fight with Joshua and with Israel.

Christian Standard Bible
they formed a unified alliance to fight against Joshua and Israel.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
they formed a unified alliance to fight against Joshua and Israel.

American Standard Version
that they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.

English Revised Version
that they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
they joined together to fight Joshua and Israel. (They were the kings in the mountains, the foothills, and along the whole Mediterranean coast as far as Lebanon, the kings of the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.)

Good News Translation
They all came together and joined forces to fight against Joshua and the Israelites.

International Standard Version
united together as one to fight against both Joshua and Israel.

Majority Standard Bible
they came together to wage war against Joshua and Israel.

NET Bible
they formed an alliance to fight against Joshua and Israel.

New Heart English Bible
that they gathered themselves together to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.

Webster's Bible Translation
That they assembled themselves, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.

World English Bible
they gathered themselves together to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
that they gather themselves together to fight with Joshua, and with Israel—[with] one mouth.

Young's Literal Translation
that they gather themselves together to fight with Joshua, and with Israel -- one mouth.

Smith's Literal Translation
And they will gather together to fight with Joshua and with Israel with one mouth.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Gathered themselves together, to fight against Josue and Israel with one mind, and one resolution.

Catholic Public Domain Version
gathered themselves together, so that they might fight against Joshua and Israel, with one mind and with the same resolve.

New American Bible
they gathered together to launch a common attack against Joshua and Israel.

New Revised Standard Version
they gathered together with one accord to fight Joshua and Israel.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And they gathered themselves together, with one accord, to fight with Joshua and with Israel.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
They were gathered as one to make war with Yeshua and with Israel with one accord
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
that they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
they came all together at the same time to make war against Joshua and Israel.

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Context
The Deceit of the Gibeonites
1Now when news of this reached all the kings west of the Jordan—those in the hill country, the foothills, and all along the coast of the Great Sea toward Lebanon (the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites)— 2they came together to wage war against Joshua and Israel. 3But the people of Gibeon, having heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,…

Cross References
Deuteronomy 20:10-18
When you approach a city to fight against it, you are to make an offer of peace. / If they accept your offer of peace and open their gates, all the people there will become forced laborers to serve you. / But if they refuse to make peace with you and wage war against you, lay siege to that city. ...

Exodus 23:32-33
You shall make no covenant with them or with their gods. / They must not remain in your land, lest they cause you to sin against Me. For if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.”

Judges 3:5-6
Thus the Israelites continued to live among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. / And they took the daughters of these people in marriage, gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods.

1 Kings 9:20-21
As for all the people who remained of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites (the people who were not Israelites)— / their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites were unable to devote to destruction—Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers, as they are to this day.

2 Samuel 21:1-2
During the reign of David there was a famine for three successive years, and David sought the face of the LORD. And the LORD said, “It is because of the blood shed by Saul and his family, because he killed the Gibeonites.” / At this, David summoned the Gibeonites and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites were not Israelites, but a remnant of the Amorites. The Israelites had taken an oath concerning them, but in his zeal for Israel and Judah, Saul had sought to kill them.)

Nehemiah 9:24-25
So their descendants went in and possessed the land; You subdued before them the Canaanites dwelling in the land. You delivered into their hands the kings and peoples of the land, to do with them as they wished. / They captured fortified cities and fertile land and took houses full of all goods, wells already dug, vineyards, olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled; they grew fat and delighted in Your great goodness.

Psalm 106:34-36
They did not destroy the peoples as the LORD had commanded them, / but they mingled with the nations and adopted their customs. / They worshiped their idols, which became a snare to them.

Numbers 33:55-56
But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land before you, those you allow to remain will become barbs in your eyes and thorns in your sides; they will harass you in the land where you settle. / And then I will do to you what I had planned to do to them.”

Deuteronomy 7:1-2
When the LORD your God brings you into the land that you are entering to possess, and He drives out before you many nations—the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, seven nations larger and stronger than you— / and when the LORD your God has delivered them over to you to defeat them, then you must devote them to complete destruction. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy.

1 Samuel 27:8-9
Now David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites. (From ancient times these people had inhabited the land extending to Shur and Egypt.) / Whenever David attacked a territory, he did not leave a man or woman alive, but he took the flocks and herds, the donkeys, camels, and clothing. Then he would return to Achish,

2 Chronicles 8:7-8
As for all the people who remained of the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites (these people were not Israelites)— / their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites had not destroyed—Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers, as they are to this day.

Matthew 10:16
Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.

2 Corinthians 6:14-17
Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness? / What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? / What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.” ...

Ephesians 5:6-7
Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience. / Therefore do not be partakers with them.

Romans 16:17-18
Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Turn away from them. / For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.


Treasury of Scripture

That they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.

gathered

2 Chronicles 20:1
It came to pass after this also, that the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them other beside the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle.

Psalm 2:1,2
Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? …

Psalm 83:2-8
For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head…

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Joshua 9
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22. They are condemned to perpetual bondage














they came together
This phrase indicates a coalition or alliance formed by various groups. In the Hebrew text, the word used here is "וַיִּתְקַבְּצוּ" (vayitkabbetsu), which conveys the idea of gathering or assembling. Historically, this reflects the common practice of city-states in Canaan banding together to confront a common threat. Theologically, it underscores the unity of opposition against God's people, a theme seen throughout Scripture where the forces of the world unite against the divine plan.

to wage war
The Hebrew root for "wage war" is "לַחֲמוֹ" (lachamo), which means to fight or engage in battle. This phrase highlights the aggressive intent of the Canaanite kings. It is not merely a defensive posture but an active decision to confront and attempt to destroy the Israelites. This reflects the spiritual reality of the Christian life, where believers are often engaged in spiritual warfare against the forces of darkness, as described in Ephesians 6:12.

against Joshua
Joshua, whose name in Hebrew is "יְהוֹשֻׁעַ" (Yehoshua), meaning "The LORD is salvation," is a type of Christ in the Old Testament. The opposition against Joshua symbolizes the opposition against God's appointed leader and, by extension, against God's salvation plan. Historically, Joshua was a formidable military leader, and his leadership was a direct threat to the Canaanite kings. Spiritually, this reflects the opposition that Christ and His followers face from the world.

and Israel
Israel, in this context, refers to the nation chosen by God to inherit the Promised Land. The Hebrew word "יִשְׂרָאֵל" (Yisrael) means "God prevails" or "He struggles with God." This phrase emphasizes the collective identity of the people of God, who are often targeted by the world due to their covenant relationship with the Lord. Historically, Israel's presence in Canaan was a fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham, and their journey was marked by divine intervention and guidance. Spiritually, it reminds believers of their identity as God's people, set apart and often opposed by the world, yet assured of victory through God's promises.

Verse 2. - With one accord. One mouth, according to the Hebrew, referring not merely to their opinions, but to the expression of them. "O that Israel would learn this of Canaanites, to sacrifice private interests to the public welfare, and to lay aside all animosities among themselves, that they may cordially unite against the common enemies of God's kingdom" (Matthew Henry).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
they came
וַיִּֽתְקַבְּצ֣וּ (way·yiṯ·qab·bə·ṣū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 6908: To gather, collect

together
יַחְדָּ֔ו (yaḥ·dāw)
Adverb
Strong's 3162: A unit, unitedly

to wage war
לְהִלָּחֵ֥ם (lə·hil·lā·ḥêm)
Preposition-l | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 3898: To feed on, to consume, to battle

against
עִם־ (‘im-)
Preposition
Strong's 5973: With, equally with

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

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


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