Joshua 10:30

And the LORD delivered it also, and the king thereof, into the hand of Israel; and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain in it; but did unto the king thereof as he did unto the king of Jericho.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
LORD	יְהוָ֨ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
delivered	וַיִּתֵּן֩ vai.yi.Ten	H5414	to give · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
king	מַלְכָּהּ֒ mal.Kah	H4428	a king · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
hand	בְּיַ֣ד be.Yad	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֘ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
smote	וַיַּכֶּ֣הָ vai.ya.Ke.ha	H5221	to strike (lightly or severely · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
edge	לְפִי le.fi-	H6310	the mouth (as the means of blowing) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
sword	חֶ֗רֶב Che.rev	H2719	drought · noun, common feminine singular absolute
souls	הַנֶּ֙פֶשׁ֙ ha.Ne.fesh	H5315	properly · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
let	הִשְׁאִ֥יר hish.'Ir	H7604	properly · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
remain	שָׂרִ֑יד sa.Rid	H8300	a survivor · noun, common masculine singular absolute
did	וַיַּ֣עַשׂ vai.Ya.'as	H6213	to do or make · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
king	לְמַלְכָּ֔הּ le.mal.Kah	H4428	a king · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
did	עָשָׂ֖ה 'a.Sah	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
king	לְמֶ֥לֶךְ le.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
Jericho	יְרִיחֽוֹ ye.ri.Cho	H3405	Jericho or Jerecho · proper noun, a place name

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 10:28–end

We are here informed how Joshua improved the late glorious victory he had obtained and the advantages he had gained by it, and to do this well is a general's praise. I. Here is a particular account of the several cities which he immediately made himself master of. 1. The cities of three of the kings whom he had conquered in the field he went and took possession of, Lachish (Jos 10:31, Jos 10:32), Eglon (Jos 10:34, Jos 10:35), and Hebron, Jos 10:36, Jos 10:37. The other two, Jerusalem and Jarmuth, were not taken at this time; perhaps his forces were either so much fatigued with what they had done or so well content with what they had got that they had no mind to attack those places, and so th…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 10:28

SEVEN MORE KINGS CONQUERED. (Jos 10:28-42) 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 Gilgal." Next: Joshua Chapter 11

Adam Clarke on Joshua 10:29

Fought against Libnah - This city was near Makkedah, see Jos 15:42, and fell to the tribe of Judah, Jos 10:20, Jos 10:42, and was given to the priests, Jos 21:13. Sennacherib besieged it, after he had been obliged to raise the siege of Lachish. See Kg2 19:8; Isa 37:8.

John Gill on Joshua 10:30

And the Lord delivered it also, and the king thereof, into the hand of Israel,.... At once, no opposition being made that we read of: and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein, he let none remain in it; that is, Israel smote it, or Joshua, and indeed both; and this was according to the orders given them to be observed with respect to all the cities and nations of Canaan; and that because of their abominable sins and wickedness, and to make way and room for the people of Israel, Deuteronomy 7:1, but did unto the king thereof as he did unto the king of Jericho: slew him with the inhabitants.

Dictionary and topics

Adoni-zedec — Lord of justice or righteousness, was king in Jerusalem at the time when the Israelites invaded Palestine (Josh. 10:1, 3). He formed a confederacy with the other Canaanitish kings against the…
Libnah — Transparency; whiteness. (1.) One of the stations of the Israelites in the wilderness (Num. 33:20, 21). (2.) One of the royal cities of the Canaanites taken by Joshua (Josh. 10:29-32; 12:15). It…
Makkedah — Herdsman’s place, one of the royal cities of the Canaanites (Josh. 12:16), near which was a cave where the five kings who had confederated against Israel sought refuge (10:10-29). They were put to…
Ummah — Vicinity, a town of Asher (Josh. 19:30).
Captive · .Putting to — .Putting to
Hebron · against Joshua — against Joshua
Libnah · 2. A city of the tribe of — 2. A city of the tribe of
Massacre · .Of the cities of the seven kings — .Of the cities of the seven kings
Sieges · Cities taken by: Inhabitants of, often put to the sword — Cities taken by: Inhabitants of, often put to the sword
War · Of extermination — Of extermination

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Joshua 10:30

Word by word — the Hebrew

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 10:28–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 10:28

Adam Clarke on Joshua 10:29

John Gill on Joshua 10:30

Dictionary and topics

Joshua 10:30

Word by word — the Hebrew

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 10:28–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 10:28

Adam Clarke on Joshua 10:29

John Gill on Joshua 10:30

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Joshua 10:29–end

Keil & Delitzsch on Joshua 10:28-39

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Joshua 10:29-30

Rashi on Joshua 10:21