Joshua 10:6

And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
men	אַנְשֵׁי֩ 'an.Shei	H582	a man in general (singly or collectively) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Gibeon	גִבְע֨וֹן giv.'on	H1391	Gibon · proper noun, a place name
sent	וַיִּשְׁלְח֣וּ vai.yish.le.Chu	H7971	to send away · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
Joshua	יְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַ ye.ho.Shu.a'	H3091	Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua) · proper noun, a man's name
camp	הַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ ha.ma.cha.Neh	H4264	an encampment (of travellers or troops) · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
Gilgal	הַגִּלְגָּ֣לָה ha.gil.Ga.lah	H1537	Gilgal · definite article + proper noun, a place name + directional suffix
saying	לֵאמֹ֔ר le.Mor	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
Slack	תֶּ֥רֶף Te.ref	H7503	to slacken (in many applications · verb, hiphil jussive, 2nd person masculine singular
hand	יָדֶ֖יךָ ya.Dei.kha	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · noun, common both genders dual construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
servants	מֵֽעֲבָדֶ֑יךָ me.'a.va.Dei.kha	H5650	a servant · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
up	עֲלֵ֧ה 'a.Leh	H5927	to ascend · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
quickly	מְהֵרָ֗ה me.he.Rah	H4120	properly · adverb
save	וְהוֹשִׁ֤יעָה ve.ho.Shi.'ah	H3467	properly · conjunction + verb, hiphil imperative, 2nd person masculine singular + paragogic he
help	וְעָזְרֵ֔נוּ ve.'a.ze.Re.nu	H5826	to surround · conjunction + verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix
kings	מַלְכֵ֥י mal.Khei	H4428	a king · noun, common masculine plural construct
Amorites	הָאֱמֹרִ֖י ha.'e.mo.Ri	H567	an Emorite · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine singular absolute
dwell	יֹשְׁבֵ֥י yo.she.Vei	H3427	properly · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct
mountains	הָהָֽר ha.Har	H2022	a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figurative… · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
together	נִקְבְּצ֣וּ nik.be.Tzu	H6908	to grasp · verb, niphal perfect, 3rd person common plural

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Cross-references

Joshua 5:10 And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, and kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho.
Joshua 9:6 And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We be come from a far country: now therefore m…
Deuteronomy 1:15 So I took the chief of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds,…
Joshua 9:15 And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.
Joshua 9:24-25 And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that the LORD thy God commanded his servant Moses to giv…
Joshua 21:11 And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round a…
2 Kings 4:24 Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; slack not thy riding for me, except I bid thee.
Psalms 125:2 As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even for ever.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 10:1-6

Joshua and the hosts of Israel had now been a good while in the land of Canaan, and no great matters were effected; they were made masters of Jericho by a miracle, of Ai by stratagem, and of Gibeon by surrender, and that was all; hitherto the progress of their victories had not seemed proportionable to the magnificence of their entry and the glory of their beginnings. Those among them that were impatient of delays, it is probable, complained of Joshua's slowness, and asked why they did not immediately penetrate into the heart of the country, before the enemy could rally their forces to make head against them, why they stood trifling, while they were so confident both of their title and of th…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 10:6

JOSHUA RESCUES IT. (Jos 10:6-9) the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua--Their appeal was urgent and their claim to protection irresistible, on the ground, not only of kindness and sympathy, but of justice. In attacking the Canaanites, Joshua had received from God a general assurance of success (Jos 1:5). But the intelligence of so formidable a combination among the native princes seems to have depressed his mind with the anxious and dispiriting idea that it was a chastisement for the hasty and inconsiderate alliance entered into with the Gibeonites. It was evidently to be a struggle of life and death, not only to Gibeon, but to the Israelites. And in this view the divine communication that was…

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Adam Clarke on Joshua 10:5

The five kings of the Amorites - This is a general name for the inhabitants of Canaan, otherwise called Canaanites; and it is very likely that they had this appellation because the Amorites were the most powerful tribe or nation in that country. The inhabitants of Jerusalem were Jebusites, Jos 15:63; those of Hebron were Hittites, Gen 23:2, Gen 23:3; Gen 25:9, Gen 25:10; and the Gibeonites were Hivites, Jos 9:7; and yet all these are called Amorites occasionally, probably for the reason already mentioned, viz., because that tribe was most numerous and powerful.

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…
Adonizedek — (lord of justice), the Amorite king of Jerusalem who organized a league with four other Amorite princes against Joshua. The confederate kings having laid siege to Gibeon, Joshua marched to the relief…
Amorite, The Amorites — (dwellers on the summits, mountaineers), one of the chief nations who possessed the land of Canaan before its conquest by the Israelites. As dwelling on the elevated portions of the country, they are…
Amorites — Highlanders, or hillmen, the name given to the descendants of one of the sons of Canaan (Gen. 14:7), called Amurra or Amurri in the Assyrian and Egyptian inscriptions. On the early Babylonian…
Gilgal — Rolling. (1.) From the solemn transaction of the reading of the law in the valley of Shechem between Ebal and Gerizim the Israelites moved forward to Gilgal, and there made a permanent camp (Josh.…
Adoni-Zedek · A king of — A king of
Amorites · Kings of — Kings of
Debir · 1. King of Eglon — 1. King of Eglon
Gibeonites · Delivered by Israel — Delivered by Israel
Gilgal · Jordan River — Jordan River
Hebron · against Joshua — against Joshua
Jerusalem · The king of, defeated and slain by Joshua

Joshua 10:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 10:1-6

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 10:6

Adam Clarke on Joshua 10:5

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Joshua 10:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 10:1-6

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 10:6

Adam Clarke on Joshua 10:5

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Joshua 10:6

John Calvin on Joshua 10:1-14

Keil & Delitzsch on Joshua 10:6-11

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Joshua 10:5