Joshua 9 · Verse 2

Joshua 9:2

That they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.
Joshua 9:2, King James Version

Joshua 9:2 in other translations

BSBthey came together to wage war against Joshua and Israel.
WEBthey gathered themselves together to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.
ASVthat they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.
YLTthat they gather themselves together to fight with Joshua, and with Israel--one mouth.
DARBYthat they assembled together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.
BBECame together with one purpose, to make war against Joshua and Israel.
WebsterThat they assembled themselves, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.

What does Joshua 9:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
2. they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord--Although divided by separate interests and often at war with each other, a sense of common danger prompted them to suspend their mutual animosities, that by their united forces they might prevent the land from falling into the hands of foreign masters.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 9:1-2

Hitherto the Canaanites had defended themselves, but here they consult to attack Israel. Their minds were blinded, and their hearts hardened to their destruction. Though often at enmity with each other, yet they united against Israel. Oh that Israel would learn of Canaanites, to sacrifice private interests to the public welfare, and to lay aside all quarrels among themselves, that they may unite against the enemies…

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Joshua 9:2 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.

וַיִּֽתְקַבְּצ֣וּvai.yit.ka.be.Tzuand they gathered togetherH6908
יַחְדָּ֔וyach.Davall togetherH3162
לְהִלָּחֵ֥םle.hi.la.Chemto wage warH3898
עִם\־'im-withH5973
יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'JoshuaH3091
וְעִם\־ve.'im-and withH5973
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
פֶּ֖הpehmouthH6310
אֶחָֽד\׃\ \פ'e.ChadoneH259

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Cross references for Joshua 9:2

  • Revelation 20:8-9

    And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea. And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.

  • Revelation 16:14

    For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.

  • Acts 4:26-28

    The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ. For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together, For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.

  • Joel 3:9-13

    Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up: Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong. Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen, and gather yourselves together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O Lord. Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about. …

  • Psalms 2:1-2

    Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying,

  • Proverbs 11:21

    Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

  • Isaiah 8:12

    Say ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid.

  • 2 Chronicles 20:1-30

    It came to pass after this also, that the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them other beside the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle. Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea on this side Syria; and, behold, they be in Hazazon–tamar, which is En–gedi. And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the Lord, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah. And Judah gathered themselves together, to ask help of the Lord: even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek the Lord. …

  • Psalms 83:2-8

    For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head. They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones. They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance. For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee: …

  • Isaiah 8:9-10

    Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces. Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.

  • Isaiah 54:15

    Behold, they shall surely gather together, but not by me: whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
gathered.
2Ch 20:1-30; Ps 2:1,2; 83:2-8; Pr 11:21; Isa 8:9,10,12; 54:15
Joe 3:9-13; Ac 4:26-28; Re 16:14; 20:8,9
accord. Heb. mouth.

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Context

  • Joshua 9:1

    And it came to pass, when all the kings which were on this side Jordan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea over against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard thereof;

  • Joshua 9:2

    That they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.

  • Joshua 9:3

    And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,

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Joshua 9:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Juntáronse á una, de un acuerdo, para pelear contra Josué é Israel.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
ils se réunirent ensemble pour faire la guerre à Josué et à Israël, d’un commun accord.
German
Elberfelder 1871
da versammelten sie sich allzumal, um einmütig wider Josua und wider Israel zu streiten.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
congregati sunt pariter, ut pugnarent contra Josue et Israël uno animo, eademque sententia.