Joshua therefore came to them suddenly. He marched from Gilgal all night.

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  • WEB World English Bible

    Joshua therefore came to them suddenly. He marched from Gilgal all night.

  • KJV King James Version

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

  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

    Joshua therefore came upon them suddenly; for he went up from Gilgal all the night.

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Cross-references (6)

Passages linked to Joshua 10:9 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.

  • Proverbs 22:29 Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won’t serve obscure men.
  • Proverbs 24:11-12 Rescue those who are being led away to death! Indeed, hold back those who are staggering to the slaughter! If you say, “Behold, we didn’t know this,” doesn’t he who weighs the hearts consider it? He who keeps your soul, doesn’t he know it? Shall he not render to every man according to his work?
  • Ecclesiastes 9:10 Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work, nor plan, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, where you are going.
  • 2 Timothy 2:3 You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
  • 1 Samuel 11:9-11 They said to the messengers who came, “Tell the men of Jabesh Gilead, ‘Tomorrow, by the time the sun is hot, you will be rescued.’ ” The messengers came and told the men of Jabesh; and they were glad. Therefore the men of Jabesh said, “Tomorrow we will come out to you, and you shall do with us all that seems good to you.” On the next day, Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the middle of the camp in the morning watch, and struck the Ammonites until the heat of the day. Those who remained were scattered, so that no two of them were left together.
  • 2 Timothy 4:2 preach the word; be urgent in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort with all patience and teaching.

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Explain this verse (13 sources)

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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Jos 10:9 Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly, [and]…

Jos 10:9 Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly, [and] went up from Gilgal all night.

Ver. 9. And went up from Gilgal all night.] He marched all night, and fought all day for these Gibeonites; of whose faithfulness he might well have doubted. They took not so much pains in coming to deceive him as he in going to deliver them. It is the noblest victory to "overcome evil with good."

John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Though assured by God of the victory, yet he…
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly,.... Which no doubt…
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Came suddenly - Though assured by God of the…
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 9. Joshua - came unto them suddenly] This…
Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Jos 10:9. Joshua came unto them suddenly — Though…
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain Joshua therefore came upon them suddenly--This is explained in…
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 9. Suddenly — Because Joshua believed the words of…
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 9. came unto them suddenly] He marched the whole…
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (9) And went up.—Better thus, And Joshua came upon…
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Suddenly. By a night march, so that he might…
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Joshua came
Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 10:9 Joshua’s army walked all night to travel the…

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