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Joshua 10:7

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Joshua 10:7 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “So Joshua went up from Gilgal, he, and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valor.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

So Joshua went up from Gilgal, he, and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valor.
Joshua 10:7 — American Standard Version

Context — Joshua 10

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
4Come up unto me, and help me, and let us smite Gibeon; for it hath made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel.
5Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped against Gibeon, and made war against it.
6And 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 hill-country are gathered together against us.
7So Joshua went up from Gilgal, he, and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valor.
8And Jehovah said unto Joshua, Fear them not: for I have delivered them into thy hands; there shall not a man of them stand before thee.
9Joshua therefore came upon them suddenly; [for] he went up from Gilgal all the night.
10And Jehovah discomfited them before Israel, and he slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them by the way of the ascent of Beth-horon, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“So Joshua ascended from Gilgal, etc.] Which lay low in the plains of Jericho: he and all the men of war with him; which must not be understood of the whole camp of Israel, which consisted of five hundred thousand fighting men at least; since such a number was unnecessary for this expedition, and could not have proceeded with that haste the case required; nor would it have been prudent and advisable to have left the unarmed people, old men, women, and children, defenceless; but these were a select company of able men, fit for travel as well as war: and all the mighty men of valour; or “even all”, as many as were picked out for the purpose, being men of strength, activity, and courage.”
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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
“Joshua ascended - Having no doubt asked advice of God first, which is implied by the answer God gives him, Jos 10:8. All the mighty men - That is, an army of the most valiant men picked out from the rest; for it is not probable, either that he would take so many hundred thousands with him, which would have hindered one another, or that he would leave the camp without an army to defend it. Joshua 10:9”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“10:7 Joshua had sworn to rescue Gibeon, so now he set out to do it.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Isa 8:12, Isa 8:14 Joshua 10:8”
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