Bible Strands
Joshua 10:43
Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records Joshua’s action immediately after the conquest of the southern kings described in the preceding verse. The account addresses Israel’s military leadership at the conclusion of a single-day campaign.
The words — וַ/יָּ֤שָב (va/i.Ya.shov) translates literally as “and he returned,” marking the cessation of hostilities. הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֖ה (ha./ma.cha.Neh) means “the camp,” specifying the designated regrouping point for the army.
The thread — The text anchors this movement to Gilgal, a location previously established as Israel’s encampment in Joshua 4:19 and Joshua 10:15, and later used for covenant renewal in 1 Samuel 11:14.
Why it lands — The verse requires the reader to acknowledge that military success concludes with a return to the established base rather than continued pursuit. It demands disciplined obedience to the commanded withdrawal after the Lord’s intervention.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal.
Cross-references
- Joshua 10:15 Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.
- Joshua 4:19 On the tenth day of the first month the people went up from the Jordan and camped at Gilgal on the eastern border of Jericho.
- 1 Samuel 11:14 Then Samuel said to the people, “Come, let us go to Gilgal and renew the kingship there.”