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Joshua 11:16-23
New International Version
Joshua 11:16-23
New International Version
16 So Joshua took this entire land: the hill country,(A) all the Negev,(B) the whole region of Goshen, the western foothills,(C) the Arabah and the mountains of Israel with their foothills, 17 from Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir,(D) to Baal Gad(E) in the Valley of Lebanon(F) below Mount Hermon.(G) He captured all their kings and put them to death.(H) 18 Joshua waged war against all these kings for a long time. 19 Except for the Hivites(I) living in Gibeon,(J) not one city made a treaty of peace(K) with the Israelites, who took them all in battle. 20 For it was the Lord himself who hardened their hearts(L) to wage war against Israel, so that he might destroy them totally, exterminating them without mercy, as the Lord had commanded Moses.(M)
21 At that time Joshua went and destroyed the Anakites(N) from the hill country: from Hebron, Debir(O) and Anab,(P) from all the hill country of Judah, and from all the hill country of Israel. Joshua totally destroyed them and their towns. 22 No Anakites were left in Israelite territory; only in Gaza,(Q) Gath(R) and Ashdod(S) did any survive.
23 So Joshua took the entire land,(T) just as the Lord had directed Moses, and he gave it as an inheritance(U) to Israel according to their tribal divisions.(V) Then the land had rest(W) from war.(X)
Joshua 11:16-23
International Standard Version
Joshua 11:16-23
International Standard Version
Summary of Joshua’s Victory
16 So Joshua conquered all of these territories: the hill country, all of the Negev,[a] the entire land of Goshen with its foothills, the plains of Jordan, and the mountains of Israel with its foothills 17 from Mount Halak and the ascent toward Seir, including as far as Baal-gad in the Lebanon Valley that lies at the foot of Mount Hermon. Joshua captured all of their kings, struck them down, and put them to death. 18 Joshua fought an extended campaign against all those kings. 19 There wasn’t a single[b] city that made a peace accord with the Israelis, except the Hivites who lived in Gibeon. The Israelis[c] captured all the rest[d] in battle, 20 because the Lord had hardened their hearts so they would fight Israel in war, be completely destroyed without mercy, and be completely wiped out, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
21 At that time Joshua came and annihilated the Anakim[e] from the hill country, that is, from Hebron, Debir, and Anab, as well as from all the hill country of Judah and Israel. Joshua completely destroyed them along with their cities. 22 None of the Anakim[f] remained in the land belonging to the Israelis—they remained only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod. 23 Joshua conquered the entire land, in accordance with everything that the Lord had told Moses. Joshua presented it as an inheritance to Israel, dividing it according to tribal allotments. Then the land enjoyed rest from war.
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- Joshua 11:16 I.e. the southern region of Israel; cf. Josh 10:40
- Joshua 11:19 The Heb. lacks single
- Joshua 11:19 Lit. They
- Joshua 11:19 The Heb. lacks the rest
- Joshua 11:21 I.e. a race of giants that formerly populated Canaan; cf. Num 13:22, 33; Deut 9:2
- Joshua 11:22 I.e. a race of giants that formerly populated Canaan; cf. Num 13:22, 33; Deut 9:2
Joshua 11:16-23
King James Version
Joshua 11:16-23
King James Version
16 So Joshua took all that land, the hills, and all the south country, and all the land of Goshen, and the valley, and the plain, and the mountain of Israel, and the valley of the same;
17 Even from the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir, even unto Baalgad in the valley of Lebanon under mount Hermon: and all their kings he took, and smote them, and slew them.
18 Joshua made war a long time with all those kings.
19 There was not a city that made peace with the children of Israel, save the Hivites the inhabitants of Gibeon: all other they took in battle.
20 For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts, that they should come against Israel in battle, that he might destroy them utterly, and that they might have no favour, but that he might destroy them, as the Lord commanded Moses.
21 And at that time came Joshua, and cut off the Anakims from the mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel: Joshua destroyed them utterly with their cities.
22 There was none of the Anakims left in the land of the children of Israel: only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, there remained.
23 So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the Lord said unto Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land rested from war.
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