Joshua 10:38

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

Finally Joshua and all Israel with him turned toward Debir and fought against it.

American Standard Version (1901)

And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir, and fought against it:

Bible in Basic English

And Joshua and all Israel with him went on to make an attack on Debir;

Free Bible Version

Then Joshua and the Israelite army turned and went to attack Debir.

Geneva Bible 1599

So Ioshua returned, and all Israel with him to Debir, and fought against it.

King James (Authorized) Version

¶ And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and fought against it:

Translation for Translators

Then Joshua and his army turned south and went to Debir city and attacked it.

Unlocked Literal Bible

Then Joshua turned, and all the army of Israel with him, and they passed on to Debir and waged war against it.

Noah Webster Bible

And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and fought against it:

World English Bible

Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir, and fought against it.

Young's Literal Translation

And Joshua turneth back, and all Israel with him, to Debir, and fighteth against it,

Context

Conquest of the Southern Cities

³⁷They captured it and put to the sword its king, all its villages, and all the people. Joshua left no survivors, just as he had done at Eglon; he devoted to destruction Hebron and everyone in it.³⁸Finally Joshua and all Israel with him turned toward Debir and fought against it.³⁹And they captured Debir, its king, and all its villages. They put them to the sword and devoted to destruction everyone in the city, leaving no survivors. Joshua did to Debir and its king as he had done to Hebron and as he had done to Libnah and its king.

Summary

In Joshua 10:38, we see Joshua and the Israelites conquering the city of Debir. This victory is part of the fulfillment of God's promise to give the land of Canaan to the Israelites. The conquest of Debir demonstrates the faithfulness of God in delivering on His word and the importance of obedience and courage on the part of the Israelites. It serves as a reminder of God's power and sovereignty in establishing His people in the land He had promised them.

Commentary

John Gill
Tyndale

John Gill Bible Commentary

And he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof,.... For this also was a royal city, and had others dependent on it; and therefore must lie further from Hebron than before suggested; and indeed Burchard (k) says it was five or six miles from it, and another writer (l) says ten miles: and they smote them with the edge of the sword; the inhabitants of Debir, and the other cities adjacent to it: and utterly destroyed all the souls that were therein, he left none remaining; and yet it seems this city recovered again, and was reinhabited, and after the death of Joshua was taken by Othniel, Jdg 1:11; unless, as before observed, with respect to Hebron, there is there a more particular account of the taking of it at this time: as he had done to Hebron, so did he to Debir, and to the king thereof, as he had done also to Libnah and her king; that is, slew them. (k) Apud Masium in loc. (l) Fuller's Pisgah Sight of Palestine, B. 2. c. 13. p. 276.