Joshua 9:10

And all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites, that were beyond Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, which was at Ashtaroth.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
did	עָשָׂ֗ה 'a.Sah	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
two	לִשְׁנֵי֙ lish.Nei	H8147	two · preposition + cardinal number, both genders dual construct
kings	מַלְכֵ֣י mal.Khei	H4428	a king · noun, common masculine plural construct
Amorites	הָאֱמֹרִ֔י ha.'e.mo.Ri	H567	an Emorite · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine singular absolute
beyond	בְּעֵ֣בֶר be.'E.ver	H5676	properly · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
Jordan	הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן hai.yar.Den	H3383	Jarden · definite article + proper noun, a place name
Sihon	לְסִיחוֹן֙ le.si.chOn	H5511	Sichon · preposition + proper noun, a man's name
king	מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh	H4428	a king · noun, common masculine singular construct
Heshbon	חֶשְׁבּ֔וֹן chesh.Bon	H2809	Cheshbon · proper noun, a place name
Og	וּלְע֥וֹג u.le.'og	H5747	Og · conjunction + preposition + proper noun, a man's name
king	מֶֽלֶךְ Me.lekh-	H4428	a king · noun, common masculine singular construct
Bashan	הַבָּשָׁ֖ן ha.ba.Shan	H1316	Bashan (often with the article) · definite article + proper noun, a place name
Ashtaroth	בְּעַשְׁתָּרֽוֹת be.'ash.ta.Rot	H6252	Ashtaroth · preposition + proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

Numbers 21:24-35 And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from Arnon unto Jabbok, even unto the children of Ammon: for the bor…
Deuteronomy 1:4 After he had slain Sihon the king of the Amorites, which dwelt in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, which dwelt at Astaroth in Edrei:
Deuteronomy 2:30-3:7 But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the LORD thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he migh…
Joshua 12:4 And the coast of Og king of Bashan, which was of the remnant of the giants, that dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei,
1 Chronicles 6:71 Unto the sons of Gershom were given out of the family of the half tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, and Ashtaroth with he…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 9:3-14

Here, I. The Gibeonites desire to make peace with Israel, being alarmed by the tidings they heard of the destruction of Jericho, Jos 9:3. Other people heard those tidings, and were irritated thereby to make war upon Israel; but the Gibeonites heard them and were induced to make peace with them. Thus the discovery of the glory and grace of God in the gospel is to some a savour of life unto life, but to others a savour of death unto death, Co2 2:16. The same sun softens wax and hardens clay. I do not remember that we read any where of a king of Gibeon. Had their government been at this time in a single person, perhaps his heart would have been too high to yield to Israel, and he would have joi…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 9:9

From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of the Lord thy God--They pretended to be actuated by religious motives in seeking to be allied with His people. But their studied address is worthy of notice in appealing to instances of God's miraculous doings at a distance, while they pass by those done in Canaan, as if the report of these had not yet reached their ears.

Adam Clarke on Joshua 9:9

Because of the name of the Lord thy God - They pretend that they had undertaken this journey on a religious account; and seem to intimate that they had the highest respect for Jehovah, the object of the Israelites' worship; this was hypocrisy. We have heard the fame of him - This was true: the wonders which God did in Egypt, and the discomfiture of Sihon and Og, had reached the whole land of Canaan, and it was on this account that the inhabitants of it were panic-struck. The Gibeonites, knowing that they could not stand where such mighty forces had fallen, wished to make the Israelites their friends. This part of their relation was strictly true.

John Gill on Joshua 9:10

And all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites, that were beyond Jordan,.... On the other side of Jordan from Gilgal: to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan in Ashtaroth; the history of which see in Numbers 21:21; they wisely took no notice of the miracle of dividing the waters of Jordan, to make a passage for the Israelites; nor of the destruction of Jericho and Ai, which were recent things, and could not be thought as yet to have reached a far country they pretended to come from; and which, if they mentioned, might have created a stronger suspicion still of their being Canaanites.

Dictionary and topics

Alliance — A treaty between nations, or between individuals, for their mutual advantage. Abraham formed an alliance with some of the Canaanitish princes (Gen. 14:13), also with Abimelech (21:22-32). Joshua and…
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…
Ashtaroth — A city of Bashan, in the kingdom of Og (Deut. 1:4; Josh. 12:4; 13:12; 9:10). It was in the half-tribe of Manasseh (Josh. 13:12), and as a Levitical city was given to the Gershonites (1 Chr. 6:71).…
Gibeon — Hill-city, “one of the royal cities, greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty” (Josh. 10:2). Its inhabitants were Hivites (11:19). It lay within the territory of Benjamin, and became a…
Og — Gigantic, the king of Bashan, who was defeated by Moses in a pitched battle at Edrei, and was slain along with his sons (Deut. 1:4), and whose kingdom was given to the tribes of Reuben and Gad and…
Slave — Jer. 2:14 (A.V.), but not there found in the original. In Rev. 18:13 the word “slaves” is the rendering of a Greek word meaning “bodies.” The Hebrew and Greek words for slave are usually rendered…
Amorites, The · Governed by many independent kings — Governed by many independent kings
Ashtaroth · 2. The — 2. The
Confidence · Joshua, by the Gibeonites — Joshua, by the Gibeonites
Craftiness · .Gibeonites, in — .Gibeonites, in
Diplomacy · General references — General references

Joshua 9:10

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 9:3-14

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 9:9

Adam Clarke on Joshua 9:9

John Gill on Joshua 9:10

Dictionary and topics

Joshua 9:10

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 9:3-14

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 9:9

Adam Clarke on Joshua 9:9

John Gill on Joshua 9:10

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Joshua 9:1-15

Keil & Delitzsch on Joshua 9:8-10

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Joshua 9:9-10

Rashi on Joshua 9:7