Joshua 10 · Verse 40

Joshua 10:40

So Joshua smote all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of the vale, and of the springs, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the Lord God of Israel commanded.
Joshua 10:40, King James Version

Joshua 10:40 in other translations

BSBSo Joshua conquered the whole region—the hill country, the Negev, the foothills, and the slopes, together with all their kings—leaving no survivors. He devoted to destruction everything that breathed, just as the LORD, the God of Israel, had commanded.
WEBSo Joshua struck all the land, the hill country, the South, the lowland, the slopes, and all their kings. He left no one remaining, but he utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the LORD, the God of Israel, commanded.
ASVSo Joshua smote all the land, the hill-country, and the South, and the lowland, and the slopes, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but he utterly destroyed all that breathed, as Jehovah, the God of Israel, commanded.
YLTAnd Joshua smiteth all the land of the hill-country, and of the south, and of the low-country, and of the springs, and all their kings--he hath not left a remnant, and all that doth breathe he hath devoted, as Jehovah, God of Israel, commanded.
DARBYAnd Joshua smote the whole country, the mountain, and the south, and the lowland, and the hill-slopes, and all their kings: he let none remain, but he utterly destroyed all that breathed, as Jehovah the God of Israel had commanded.
BBESo Joshua overcame all the land, the hill-country and the South and the lowland and the mountain slopes, and all their kings; all were put to death: and every living thing he gave up to the curse, as the Lord, the God of Israel, had given him orders.
WebsterSo Joshua smote all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of the vale, and of the springs, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the LORD God of Israel commanded.

What does Joshua 10:40 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 10:28-42

Jos 10:28-42. Seven More Kings Conquered. 28-42. that day Joshua took Makkedah--In this and the following verses is described the rapid succession of victory and extermination which swept the whole of southern Palestine into the hands of Israel. "All these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel. And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 40 All the country of the hills - See the note on Deu 1:7. Destroyed all that breathed - Every person found in arms who continued to resist; these were all destroyed, - those who submitted were spared: but many no doubt made their escape, and afterwards reoccupied certain parts of the land. See Jos 10:36, Jos 10:37.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 10:28-43

Joshua made speed in taking these cities. See what a great deal of work may be done in a little time, if we will be diligent, and improve our opportunities. God here showed his hatred of the idolatries and other abominations of which the Canaanites had been guilty, and shows us how great the provocation was, by the greatness of the destruction brought upon them. Here also was typified the destruction of all the…

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Joshua 10:40 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיַּכֶּ֣הvai.ya.Kehand he defeatedH5221
יְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַye.ho.Shu.a'JoshuaH3091
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הָאָ֡רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776
הָהָר֩ha.Harthe hill countryH2022
וְהַנֶּ֨גֶבve.ha.Ne.gevand the NegevH5045
וְהַשְּׁפֵלָ֜הve.ha.she.fe.Lahand the ShephelahH8219
וְהָאֲשֵׁד֗וֹתve.ha.'a.she.Dotand the slopesH794
וְאֵת֙ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
מַלְכֵיהֶ֔םmal.khei.Hemkings theirH4428
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
הִשְׁאִ֖ירhish.'Irhe leftH7604
שָׂרִ֑ידsa.Rida survivorH8300
וְאֵ֤תve.'Etand <obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-everyH3605
הַנְּשָׁמָה֙ha.ne.sha.Mah<the> breathing thingH5397
הֶחֱרִ֔יםhe.che.Rimhe totally destroyedH2763
כַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.Sherjust asH834
צִוָּ֔הtzi.Vahhe had commandedH6680
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.Hei[the] God ofH430
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Joshua 10:40

  • Deuteronomy 7:2-16

    And when the Lord thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them: Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son. For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the Lord be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly. But thus shall ye deal with them; ye shall destroy their altars, and break down their images, and cut down their groves, and burn their graven images with fire. …

  • Exodus 23:31-33

    And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert unto the river: for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand; and thou shalt drive them out before thee. Thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their gods. They shall not dwell in thy land, lest they make thee sin against me: for if thou serve their gods, it will surely be a snare unto thee.

  • 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9

    And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;

  • Joshua 8:2

    And thou shalt do to Ai and her king as thou didst unto Jericho and her king: only the spoil thereof, and the cattle thereof, shall ye take for a prey unto yourselves: lay thee an ambush for the city behind it.

  • Joshua 10:37

    And they took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof, and all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon; but destroyed it utterly, and all the souls that were therein.

  • Joshua 10:35

    And they took it on that day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein he utterly destroyed that day, according to all that he had done to Lachish.

  • Deuteronomy 20:16-17

    But of the cities of these people, which the Lord thy God doth give thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth: But thou shalt utterly destroy them; namely, the Hittites, and the Amorites, the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee:

  • Joshua 9:24

    And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that the Lord thy God commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you, therefore we were sore afraid of our lives because of you, and have done this thing.

  • Joshua 8:27

    Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Israel took for a prey unto themselves, according unto the word of the Lord which he commanded Joshua.

  • Psalms 9:17

    The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.

  • Deuteronomy 7:24

    And he shall deliver their kings into thine hand, and thou shalt destroy their name from under heaven: there shall no man be able to stand before thee, until thou have destroyed them.

  • Joshua 6:17

    And the city shall be accursed, even it, and all that are therein, to the Lord: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.

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all the country.
15:21-63; 18:21-28; 19:1-8,40-48
utterly.
35,37; 1Ki 15:29; Ps 9:17; 2Th 1:7-9
as the Lord.
6:17; 8:2,27; 9:24; Ex 23:31-33; 34:12; De 7:2-16; 26:16,17

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Context

  • Joshua 10:39

    And he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining: as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; as he had done also to Libnah, and to her king.

  • Joshua 10:40

    So Joshua smote all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of the vale, and of the springs, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the Lord God of Israel commanded.

  • Joshua 10:41

    And Joshua smote them from Kadesh–barnea even unto Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, even unto Gibeon.

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Joshua 10:40 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Hirió pues Josué toda la región de las montañas, y del mediodía, y de los llanos, y de las cuestas, y á todos sus reyes, sin quedar nada; todo lo que tenía vida mató, al modo que Jehová Dios de Israel lo había mandado.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Josué frappa tout le pays, la montagne, et le midi, et le pays plat, et les pentes des montagnes, et tous leurs rois: il ne laissa pas un réchappé; mais il détruisit entièrement tout ce qui respirait, comme l’ Éternel, le Dieu d’Israël, l’avait commandé.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Josua schlug das ganze Land, das Gebirge und den Süden und die Niederung und die Abhänge und alle ihre Könige: er ließ keinen Entronnenen übrig; und alles, was Odem hatte, verbannte er, so wie Jehova, der Gott Israels, geboten hatte.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Percussit itaque Josue omnem terram montanam et meridianam atque campestrem, et Asedoth, cum regibus suis: non dimisit in ea ullas reliquias, sed omne quod spirare poterat interfecit, sicut præceperat ei Dominus Deus Israël,