Joshua 10:35

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Joshua 10:35 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “and they took it on that day, and smote it with the edge of the sword; and all the souls that were therein he utterly destroyed that day, according to all that he had done to Lachish.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

and they took it on that day, and smote it with the edge of the sword; and all the souls that were therein he utterly destroyed that day, according to all that he had done to Lachish.
Joshua 10:35 — American Standard Version

Context — Joshua 10

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
35and they took it on that day, and smote it with the edge of the sword; and all the souls that were therein he utterly destroyed that day, according to all that he had done to Lachish.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And they took it on that day, etc.] The same day they encamped about it and besieged it; the besieged finding they were not able to keep it: and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that [were] therein he utterly destroyed that day; made an utter devastation of all its inhabitants: according to all that he had done to Lachish; the last city he took; this having no king as that had not, its king being one of the five that had been hanged, (<061026>Joshua 10:26).”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“On that day - On which they first attempted it. Joshua 10:36”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“on that day: Jos 10:32 utterly: Jos 10:37; Lev 26:44; Job 19:10 Joshua 10:36”
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