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Joshua 10:36
Then Joshua and all Israel with him went up from Eglon to Hebron and fought against it.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Joshua 10:36 records the biblical narrator describing Joshua’s military advance immediately after the destruction of Eglon. The text places the Israelite army in transit between two Canaanite cities during a coordinated campaign of territorial conquest.
The words — The verb וַיַּ֣עַל (va.ya‘al) literally means “he went up,” denoting both physical ascent and military advance toward Hebron. The verb וַיִּלָּחֲמ֖וּ (va.yillaḥămû) translates to “they engaged in battle,” marking the transition from movement to combat.
The thread — The narrative of marching to Hebron echoes the spies’ earlier report in Numbers 13:22 and aligns with Judah’s later capture of the city in Judges 1:10. Joshua’s allocation of Kiriath-arba (Hebron) to Caleb in Joshua 15:13 fulfills the territorial shift described here.
Why it lands — The verse demands recognition of the sequential, unyielding nature of the conquest narrative. It requires the reader to track how military movement directly precedes total destruction, framing the campaign as a continuous act of execution rather than isolated skirmishes.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, unto Hebron; and they fought against it:
Cross-references
- Judges 1:10 Judah also marched against the Canaanites who were living in Hebron (formerly known as Kiriath-arba), and they struck down Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.
- Joshua 15:13 According to the LORD’s command to him, Joshua gave Caleb son of Jephunneh a portion among the sons of Judah—Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.)
- Numbers 13:22 They went up through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, dwelled. It had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.
- Joshua 14:13 Then Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him Hebron as his inheritance.
- Genesis 13:18 So Abram moved his tent and went to live near the Oaks of Mamre at Hebron, where he built an altar to the LORD.
- Joshua 10:3 Therefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent word to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon, saying,
- Joshua 10:5 So the five kings of the Amorites—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon—joined forces and advanced with all their armies. They camped before Gibeon and made war against it.
- Joshua 15:54 Humtah, Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior—nine cities, along with their villages.
- Joshua 21:13 So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave these cities, together with their pasturelands: Hebron, a city of refuge for the manslayer, Libnah,
- 2 Samuel 5:1 Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “Here we are, your own flesh and blood.