Joshua 11:16-23
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Summary of Conquests
16 So Joshua took all this land—the hill country, all the Negev, all the land of Goshen,(A) the foothills,[a] the Arabah, and the hill country of Israel with its foothills[b]— 17 from Mount Halak,(B) which ascends to Seir, as far as Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon at the foot of Mount Hermon. He captured all their kings and struck them down, putting them to death.(C) 18 Joshua waged war with all these kings for a long time. 19 No city made peace with the Israelites except the Hivites who inhabited Gibeon;(D) all of them were taken in battle. 20 For it was the Lord’s intention to harden their hearts, so that they would engage Israel in battle, be completely destroyed without mercy, and be annihilated, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
21 At that time Joshua proceeded to exterminate the Anakim(E) from the hill country—Hebron, Debir, Anab—all the hill country of Judah and of Israel. Joshua completely destroyed them with their cities. 22 No Anakim were left in the land of the Israelites, except for some remaining in Gaza, Gath,(F) and Ashdod.
23 So Joshua took the entire land, in keeping with all that the Lord had told Moses. Joshua then gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to their tribal allotments. After this, the land had rest from war.(G)
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- Joshua 11:16 Or the Shephelah
- Joshua 11:16 Or its Shephelah
Joshua 11:16-23
Lexham English Bible
A Review of Joshua’s Conquests
16 So Joshua took all this land: the hill country, all the Negev,[a] all the land of Goshen,[b] the Shephelah,[c] the Arabah,[d] and the hill country of Israel and its Shephelah,[e] 17 from Mount Halak that rises to Seir and to Baal Gad in the valley of Lebanon[f] at the foot of[g] Mount Hermon; he captured all their kings, struck them, and killed them. 18 For many days Joshua made war with all these kings. 19 There was not a city that made peace with the Israelites[h] besides the Hivites[i] and the inhabitants of Gibeon—all were taken in battle.[j] 20 For it was Yahweh that hardened their hearts,[k] to meet Israel in war in order to utterly destroy them without mercy, that they would destroy them just as Yahweh commanded Moses.
21 At that time Joshua came and exterminated the Anakites from the hill country, from Hebron, Debir, Anab, and from all the hill country of Judah, and from all the hill country of Israel; Joshua utterly destroyed them with their cities. 22 None of the Anakites were left in the land of the Israelites;[l] some remained only in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod. 23 Joshua took all the land according to all that Yahweh had spoken to Moses; and Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel, according to their tribal divisions, and the land rested from war.
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- Joshua 11:16 An arid region south of the Judaean hills
- Joshua 11:16 A southern region; the name means “on the mountains”
- Joshua 11:16 Or “lowlands”; a geographical region on the western edge of the hills of Judea
- Joshua 11:16 A dry region that runs south of the Sea of Galilee along the Jordan valley
- Joshua 11:16 Or “lowlands”; a geographical region on the western edge of the hills of Judea
- Joshua 11:17 Or “white mountain”
- Joshua 11:17 Literally “under”
- Joshua 11:19 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Joshua 11:19 Hebrew “Hivite”
- Joshua 11:19 Literally “the all they took in the battle”
- Joshua 11:20 Literally “made their hearts strong”
- Joshua 11:22 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
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