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<a href="/nkjv/joshua/11.htm">New King James Version</a> Thus Joshua took all this land: the mountain country, all the South, all the land of Goshen, the lowland, and the Jordan plain—the mountains of Israel and its lowlands, <a href="/nasb_/joshua/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> So Joshua took all that land: the hill country and all the Negev, all the land of Goshen, the lowland, the Arabah, the hill country of Israel and its lowland <a href="/nasb/joshua/11.htm">NASB 1995</a> Thus Joshua took all that land: the hill country and all the Negev, all that land of Goshen, the lowland, the Arabah, the hill country of Israel and its lowland <a href="/nasb77/joshua/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Thus Joshua took all that land: the hill country and all the Negev, all that land of Goshen, the lowland, the Arabah, the hill country of Israel and its lowland <a href="/lsb/joshua/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Thus Joshua took all that land: the hill country and all the Negev, all that land of Goshen, the Shephelah, the Arabah, the hill country of Israel and its Shephelah <a href="/amp/joshua/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a> So Joshua took all this land: the hill country, all the Negev (South country), all the land of Goshen, the lowland, the Arabah [plain], the hill country of Israel and its lowland <a href="/csb/joshua/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> So Joshua took all this land—the hill country, all the Negev, all the land of Goshen, the foothills, the Arabah, and the hill country of Israel with its foothills— <a href="/hcsb/joshua/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> So Joshua took all this land—the hill country, all the Negev, all the land of Goshen, the foothills, the Arabah, and the hill country of Israel with its foothills— <a href="/asv/joshua/11.htm">American Standard Version</a> So Joshua took all that land, the hill-country, and all the South, and all the land of Goshen, and the lowland, and the Arabah, and the hill-country of Israel, and the lowland of the same; <a href="/cev/joshua/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Joshua and his army took control of the northern and southern hill country, the foothills to the west, the Southern Desert, the whole region of Goshen, and the Jordan River valley. <a href="/erv/joshua/11.htm">English Revised Version</a> So Joshua took all that land, the hill country, and all the South, and all the land of Goshen, and the lowland, and the Arabah, and the hill country of Israel, and the lowland of the same; <a href="/gwt/joshua/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Joshua took all this land, the mountains, all the Negev, all the land of Goshen, the foothills, the plains, and the mountains and foothills of Israel. <a href="/gnt/joshua/11.htm">Good News Translation</a> Joshua captured all the land--the hill country and foothills, both north and south, all the area of Goshen and the dry country south of it, as well as the Jordan Valley. <a href="/isv/joshua/11.htm">International Standard Version</a> So Joshua conquered all of these territories: the hill country, all of the Negev, the entire land of Goshen with its foothills, the plains of Jordan, and the mountains of Israel with its foothills <a href="/msb/joshua/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> So Joshua took this entire region: the hill country, all the Negev, all the land of Goshen, the western foothills, the Arabah, and the mountains of Israel and their foothills, <a href="/net/joshua/11.htm">NET Bible</a> Joshua conquered the whole land, including the hill country, all the Negev, all the land of Goshen, the lowlands, the Arabah, the hill country of Israel and its lowlands, <a href="/nheb/joshua/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> So Joshua captured all that land, the hill country, all the Negev, all the land of Goshen, the lowland, the Arabah, the hill country of Israel, and the lowland of the same; <a href="/wbt/joshua/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> So Joshua took all that land, the hills, and all the south country, and all the land of Goshen, and the valley, and the plain, and the mountain of Israel, and the valley of the same; <a href="/web/joshua/11.htm">World English Bible</a> So Joshua captured all that land, the hill country, all the South, all the land of Goshen, the lowland, the Arabah, the hill country of Israel, and the lowland of the same, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/joshua/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And Joshua takes all this land: the hill-country, and all the south, and all the land of Goshen, and the low country, and the plain, even the hill-country of Israel and its low lands, <a href="/ylt/joshua/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Joshua taketh all this land: the hill-country, and all the south, and all the land of Goshen, and the low country, and the plain, even the hill-country of Israel and its low lands, <a href="/slt/joshua/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Joshua will take all this land, the mountain and all the south, and all the land of Goshen, and the plain, and the desert region and the mountain of Israel, and its plain;<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/joshua/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> So Josue took all the country of the hills, and of the south, and the land of Gosen, and the plains and the west country, and the mountain of Israel, and the plains thereof: <a href="/cpdv/joshua/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And so Joshua seized the entire land of the mountains, and of the south, and the land of Goshen, and the plains, and the western region, and the mountain of Israel, and its plains. <a href="/nabre/joshua/11.htm">New American Bible</a> So Joshua took all this land: the mountain regions, the entire Negeb, all the land of Goshen, the Shephelah, the Arabah, as well as the mountain regions and Shephelah of Israel, <a href="/nrsvce/joshua/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> So Joshua took all that land: the hill country and all the Negeb and all the land of Goshen and the lowland and the Arabah and the hill country of Israel and its lowland,<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/joshua/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> So Joshua took all that land, the mountain country and all the south country and all the land of the plain and all the mountains and their lowlands; <a href="/hpbt/joshua/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Yeshua took all of this land of the mountain and all the south and all of the land of the plain and all of the mountains and their valleys<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/joshua/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> So Joshua took all that land, the hill-country, and all the South, and all the land of Goshen, and the Lowland, and the Arabah, and the hill-country of Israel, and the Lowland of the same; <a href="/sep/joshua/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Joshua took all the hill country, and all the land of Nageb, and all the land of Gosom, and the plain country, and that toward the west, and the mountain of Israel and the low country by the mountain; <a href="/parallel/joshua/11-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p91zXIGB0Rk?start=3011" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/joshua/11.htm">Joshua Takes the Whole Land</a> 16<a href="/hebrew/3091.htm" title="3091: yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ (N-proper-ms) -- Or Yhowshua; from Yhovah and yasha'; Jehovah-saved; Jehoshua, the Jewish leader.">So Joshua</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: way·yiq·qaḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">took</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: haz·zōṯ (Art:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">entire</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">region:</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: hā·hār (Art:: N-ms) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">the hill country,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/5045.htm" title="5045: han·ne·ḡeḇ (Art:: N-proper-fs) -- From an unused root meaning to be parched; the south; specifically, the Negeb or southern district of Judah, occasionally, Egypt.">the Negev,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’êṯ (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/1657.htm" title="1657: hag·gō·šen (Art:: N-proper-fs) -- Probably of Egyptian origin; Goshen, the residence of the Israelites in Egypt; also a place in Palestine.">of Goshen,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8219.htm" title="8219: haš·šə·p̄ê·lāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Lowland. From shaphel; Lowland, i.e. the maritime slope of Palestine.">the western foothills,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6160.htm" title="6160: hā·‘ă·rā·ḇāh (Art:: N-fs) -- From arab; a desert; especially the sterile valley of the Jordan and its continuation to the Red Sea.">the Arabah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: har (N-msc) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">and the mountains</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/8219.htm" title="8219: ū·šə·p̄ê·lā·ṯōh (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Lowland. From shaphel; Lowland, i.e. the maritime slope of Palestine.">and their foothills,</a> 17from Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir, as far as Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon at the foot of Mount Hermon. He captured all their kings and struck them down, putting them to death.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/joshua/10-40.htm">Joshua 10:40-42</a> So Joshua conquered the whole region—the hill country, the Negev, the foothills, and the slopes, together with all their kings—leaving no survivors. He devoted to destruction everything that breathed, just as the LORD, the God of Israel, had commanded. / Joshua conquered the area from Kadesh-barnea to Gaza, and the whole region of Goshen as far as Gibeon. / And because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel, Joshua captured all these kings and their land in one campaign. <a href="/deuteronomy/7-1.htm">Deuteronomy 7:1-2</a> When the LORD your God brings you into the land that you are entering to possess, and He drives out before you many nations—the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, seven nations larger and stronger than you— / and when the LORD your God has delivered them over to you to defeat them, then you must devote them to complete destruction. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy. <a href="/deuteronomy/20-16.htm">Deuteronomy 20:16-18</a> However, in the cities of the nations that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, you must not leave alive anything that breathes. / For you must devote them to complete destruction—the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites—as the LORD your God has commanded you, / so that they cannot teach you to do all the detestable things they do for their gods, and so cause you to sin against the LORD your God. <a href="/numbers/33-50.htm">Numbers 33:50-53</a> On the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho, the LORD said to Moses, / “Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan, / you must drive out before you all the inhabitants of the land, destroy all their carved images and cast idols, and demolish all their high places. ... <a href="/joshua/12-7.htm">Joshua 12:7-8</a> And these are the kings of the land that Joshua and the Israelites conquered beyond the Jordan to the west, from Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir (according to the allotments to the tribes of Israel, Joshua gave them as an inheritance / the hill country, the foothills, the Arabah, the slopes, the wilderness, and the Negev—the lands of the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites): <a href="/judges/1-8.htm">Judges 1:8-10</a> Then the men of Judah fought against Jerusalem and captured it. They put the city to the sword and set it on fire. / Afterward, the men of Judah marched down to fight against the Canaanites living in the hill country, in the Negev, and in the foothills. / Judah also marched against the Canaanites who were living in Hebron (formerly known as Kiriath-arba), and they struck down Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai. <a href="/joshua/21-43.htm">Joshua 21:43-45</a> Thus the LORD gave Israel all the land He had sworn to give their fathers, and they took possession of it and settled in it. / And the LORD gave them rest on every side, just as He had sworn to their fathers. None of their enemies could stand against them, for the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand. / Not one of all the LORD’s good promises to the house of Israel had failed; everything was fulfilled. <a href="/joshua/13-1.htm">Joshua 13:1-7</a> Now Joshua was old and well along in years, and the LORD said to him, “You are old and well along in years, but very much of the land remains to be possessed. / This is the land that remains: All the territory of the Philistines and the Geshurites, / from the Shihor east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron on the north (considered to be Canaanite territory)—that of the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as that of the Avvites; ... <a href="/joshua/23-4.htm">Joshua 23:4-5</a> See, I have allotted as an inheritance to your tribes these remaining nations, including all the nations I have already cut off, from the Jordan westward to the Great Sea. / The LORD your God will push them out of your way and drive them out before you, so that you can take possession of their land, as the LORD your God promised you. <a href="/nehemiah/9-24.htm">Nehemiah 9:24-25</a> So their descendants went in and possessed the land; You subdued before them the Canaanites dwelling in the land. You delivered into their hands the kings and peoples of the land, to do with them as they wished. / They captured fortified cities and fertile land and took houses full of all goods, wells already dug, vineyards, olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled; they grew fat and delighted in Your great goodness. <a href="/psalms/44-2.htm">Psalm 44:2-3</a> With Your hand You drove out the nations and planted our fathers there; You crushed the peoples and cast them out. / For it was not by their sword that they took the land; their arm did not bring them victory. It was by Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your face, because You favored them. <a href="/acts/13-19.htm">Acts 13:19</a> And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance. <a href="/hebrews/11-30.htm">Hebrews 11:30-31</a> By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days. / By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies in peace, did not perish with those who were disobedient. <a href="/acts/7-45.htm">Acts 7:45</a> And our fathers who received it brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations God drove out before them. It remained until the time of David, <a href="/hebrews/4-8.htm">Hebrews 4:8</a> For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>So Joshua took all that land, the hills, and all the south country, and all the land of Goshen, and the valley, and the plain, and the mountain of Israel, and the valley of the same;all that land<a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18-21</a> In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates: … <a href="/numbers/34-2.htm">Numbers 34:2-13</a> Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land of Canaan; (this is the land that shall fall unto you for an inheritance, even the land of Canaan with the coasts thereof:) … <a href="/deuteronomy/34-2.htm">Deuteronomy 34:2,3</a> And all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, unto the utmost sea, … hills<a href="/joshua/9-1.htm">Joshua 9:1</a> And it came to pass, when all the kings which were on this side Jordan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea over against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard thereof;<a href="/joshua/12-8.htm">Joshua 12:8</a> In the mountains, and in the valleys, and in the plains, and in the springs, and in the wilderness, and in the south country; the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites:the land<a href="/joshua/10-41.htm">Joshua 10:41</a> And Joshua smote them from Kadeshbarnea even unto Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, even unto Gibeon.the mountains<a href="/joshua/11-21.htm">Joshua 11:21</a> And at that time came Joshua, and cut off the Anakims from the mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel: Joshua destroyed them utterly with their cities.<a href="/ezekiel/17-23.htm">Ezekiel 17:23</a> In the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing; in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell.<a href="/ezekiel/36-1.htm">Ezekiel 36:1-3,8</a> Also, thou son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, and say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD: … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/11-2.htm">Arabah</a> <a href="/joshua/11-12.htm">Captured</a> <a href="/joshua/11-3.htm">Country</a> <a href="/joshua/10-7.htm">Entire</a> <a href="/joshua/11-13.htm">Hill</a> <a href="/joshua/11-3.htm">Hill-Country</a> <a href="/joshua/11-13.htm">Hills</a> <a href="/joshua/11-14.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/joshua/11-15.htm">Joshua</a> <a href="/joshua/11-2.htm">Lowland</a> <a href="/joshua/2-23.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/34-3.htm">Negeb</a> <a href="/joshua/10-40.htm">Negev</a> <a href="/joshua/11-2.htm">Plain</a> <a href="/joshua/10-41.htm">Region</a> <a href="/joshua/11-2.htm">South</a> <a href="/joshua/11-8.htm">Valley</a> <a href="/joshua/11-2.htm">Western</a> <a href="/joshua/11-7.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/12-1.htm">Arabah</a> <a href="/joshua/11-17.htm">Captured</a> <a href="/joshua/11-21.htm">Country</a> <a href="/joshua/11-23.htm">Entire</a> <a href="/joshua/11-21.htm">Hill</a> <a href="/joshua/11-21.htm">Hill-Country</a> <a href="/judges/3-27.htm">Hills</a> <a href="/joshua/11-19.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/joshua/11-18.htm">Joshua</a> <a href="/joshua/12-8.htm">Lowland</a> <a href="/joshua/11-17.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/joshua/12-8.htm">Negeb</a> <a href="/joshua/12-8.htm">Negev</a> <a href="/joshua/12-1.htm">Plain</a> <a href="/joshua/12-23.htm">Region</a> <a href="/joshua/12-3.htm">South</a> <a href="/joshua/11-17.htm">Valley</a> <a href="/joshua/12-8.htm">Western</a> <a href="/joshua/11-19.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Joshua 11</div>1. <a href="/joshua/11-1.htm">Diverse kings overcome at the waters of Merom</a> 10. <a href="/joshua/11-10.htm">Hazor is taken and burnt</a> 16. <a href="/joshua/11-16.htm">All the country taken by Joshua</a> 21. <a href="/joshua/11-21.htm">The Anakims cut off</a> 23. <a href="/joshua/11-23.htm">The land rests from war</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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It reflects the fulfillment of God's promise to give the Israelites the land of Canaan (<a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a>). The term "took" implies military victory and divine assistance, as God had assured Joshua of success (<a href="/joshua/1-3.htm">Joshua 1:3-5</a>). This conquest is a type of Christ's ultimate victory over sin and death, as Joshua's name in Hebrew, "Yehoshua," is the same as Jesus, meaning "The Lord is salvation."the hill country: The hill country refers to the central mountainous region of Canaan, which includes areas like Hebron and Jerusalem. This area was significant for its strategic military advantage and fertile land. It was later allotted to the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. The hill country is often associated with strength and stability in biblical literature (<a href="/psalms/125-2.htm">Psalm 125:2</a>).all the Negev: The Negev is a desert region in the southern part of Israel. Its mention highlights the extent of the conquest, reaching even the arid and less hospitable areas. The Negev was part of the territory promised to Abraham (<a href="/genesis/13-14.htm">Genesis 13:14-17</a>) and later became part of the inheritance of the tribe of Judah.all the land of Goshen: This is not the same Goshen as in Egypt but a region in southern Canaan. It is thought to be a fertile area, possibly near the Negev. The mention of Goshen emphasizes the diversity of the land conquered, from fertile plains to desert regions.the western foothills: Also known as the Shephelah, this region consists of lowlands between the hill country and the coastal plains. It was a buffer zone and often a battleground between the Israelites and the Philistines. The Shephelah was known for its agricultural productivity and strategic importance.the Arabah: The Arabah is the rift valley running from the Sea of Galilee to the Red Sea. It includes the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea area. This region was significant for trade routes and its mineral resources. The Arabah's inclusion in the conquest underscores the comprehensive nature of Israel's territorial claims.and the mountains of Israel and their foothills: This phrase refers to the northern regions, including areas like Mount Carmel and the Galilee. The mountains of Israel were known for their beauty and strategic importance. They are often symbolic of God's majesty and protection (<a href="/psalms/121.htm">Psalm 121:1-2</a>). The mention of foothills indicates the thoroughness of the conquest, covering both highlands and lowlands.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/joshua.htm">Joshua</a> The central figure in this passage, Joshua is the leader of the Israelites, succeeding Moses. He is tasked with leading the Israelites into the Promised Land and conquering it as God commanded. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_hill_country.htm">The Hill Country</a> This refers to the mountainous regions of Canaan, which were part of the land promised to the Israelites. It was a significant area due to its strategic and fertile nature. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_negev.htm">The Negev</a> A desert region in southern Israel, known for its arid conditions. Despite its harsh environment, it was part of the land conquered by Joshua. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_land_of_goshen.htm">The Land of Goshen</a> Not to be confused with the Goshen in Egypt, this refers to a region within Canaan. It was part of the territory taken by Joshua. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_arabah.htm">The Arabah</a> A desert valley running from the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea. It was included in the territories conquered by Joshua.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_in_fulfillment.htm">God's Faithfulness in Fulfillment</a> <a href="/joshua/11-16.htm">Joshua 11:16</a> demonstrates God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promises. Despite the challenges, God delivered the land into the hands of the Israelites as He had promised. <a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_obedience.htm">Leadership and Obedience</a> Joshua's leadership is marked by obedience to God's commands. His success in taking the land is a direct result of his faithfulness and trust in God's guidance. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_conquest.htm">Spiritual Conquest</a> Just as Joshua conquered physical territories, believers are called to conquer spiritual territories in their lives, overcoming sin and growing in holiness. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_perseverance.htm">The Importance of Perseverance</a> The conquest of the land was not immediate; it required perseverance and sustained effort. Similarly, believers are encouraged to persevere in their faith journey.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joshua_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joshua 11</a> <a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_joshua_12_with_judges.htm">How do we reconcile Joshua 12's narrative of total conquest with the later accounts in Judges that indicate some of these areas were still unconquered?</a> <a href="/q/how_credible_is_joshua_13_1's_claim.htm">Joshua 13:1 – How credible is it that after all the previous conquests, so much land still remained, contradicting earlier assertions that the land was largely subdued? </a> <a href="/q/how_did_israelites_defeat_allied_armies.htm">How could the Israelites quickly overwhelm multiple allied armies, as described in Joshua 11:1-5?</a> <a href="/q/how_reconcile_david's_deceit_with_morals.htm">How do we reconcile David's apparent deception before King Achish (1 Samuel 27:10-12) with biblical moral standards?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joshua/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 16. - All that land. Rather, "all this land ;" the land, that is, which has been spoken of in all the previous narrative. It must not be pressed to mean the utter destruction of all the Canaanites, and the undisturbed possession of the country. The hills. The mountain country of Judah, in the south. The same word is translated "mountain" immediately afterwards, to the confusion of the sense, which contrasts the mountains of Israel with the mountains of Judah (see ver. 21). This would seem at first sight to lead to the conclusion that the Book of Joshua was composed after the jealousy between Judah and the rest of Israel had sprung up in the time of David (see <a href="/2_samuel/19-41.htm">2 Samuel 19:41</a>-48). But Dr. Edersheim has suggested another explanation. Judah, he says (see <a href="/joshua/14-6.htm">Joshua 14:6</a>; <a href="/joshua/15-1.htm">Joshua 15:1</a>), entered upon their inheritance, while the other tribes were still in Gilgal. In the same way Mount Ephraim is so called because it was given to that tribe, and occupied by them shortly after. While as the remaining seven tribes remained without their inheritance (Reuben and Gad as well as Manasseh and Ephraim being now provided for), the rest of the mountains were known as the mountains of Israel. This explanation is ingenious, but hardly satisfactory. Ephraim (see <a href="/judges/8-1.htm">Judges 8:1, 2</a>; <a href="/judges/12-1.htm">Judges 12:1</a>) early acquired a preponderance over the other tribes. We should therefore expect a threefold division of the mountain district, the mountains of Judah, of Joseph, and of Israel, especially as Ephraim was the next after Judah to enter upon its inheritance. The internal evidence seems to prove that the Book of Joshua was written by one of the tribe of Judah, or by a Levite residing within the borders of that tribe. Perhaps this affords the best explanation, but is quite possible that the whole mountain district of Palestine is here meant. The south. The Negeb, or dry country (see <a href="/joshua/10-40.htm">Joshua 10:40</a>). The valley. The Shephelah, or lowlands (see note on Joshua 9:1). This must have extended from Gaza northward to Joppa, while the Shephelah of Israel mentioned immediately below must be the lowland tract from Joppa to Mount Carmel. The plain. The Arabah (see note on Joshua 3:16). And the valley of the same. Rather, his (i.e., Israel's) lowland. <a href="/commentaries/joshua/11-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>So Joshua יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ (yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3091.htm">Strong's 3091: </a> Joshua -- 'the LORD is salvation', Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Israelites took וַיִּקַּ֨ח (way·yiq·qaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> To take this הַזֹּ֗את (haz·zōṯ) Article | Pronoun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, entire כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every region: הָאָ֣רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land the hill country, הָהָ֤ר (hā·hār) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> Mountain, hill, hill country all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the Negev, הַנֶּ֙גֶב֙ (han·ne·ḡeḇ) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5045.htm">Strong's 5045: </a> South country, the Negeb, south all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the land אֶ֣רֶץ (’e·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land of Goshen, הַגֹּ֔שֶׁן (hag·gō·šen) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1657.htm">Strong's 1657: </a> Goshen -- a district in Egypt, also a city in southern Judah the western foothills, הַשְּׁפֵלָ֖ה (haš·šə·p̄ê·lāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8219.htm">Strong's 8219: </a> Lowland the Arabah, הָעֲרָבָ֑ה (hā·‘ă·rā·ḇāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6160.htm">Strong's 6160: </a> Arabah -- a steppe or desert plain, also a desert valley running south from the Sea of Galilee and the mountains הַ֥ר (har) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> Mountain, hill, hill country of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc and their foothills, וּשְׁפֵלָתֹֽה׃ (ū·šə·p̄ê·lā·ṯōh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8219.htm">Strong's 8219: </a> Lowland <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/11-16.htm">Joshua 11:16 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/joshua/11-16.htm">Joshua 11:16 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/joshua/11-16.htm">Joshua 11:16 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/joshua/11-16.htm">Joshua 11:16 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/joshua/11-16.htm">Joshua 11:16 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/11-16.htm">Joshua 11:16 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/11-16.htm">Joshua 11:16 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/11-16.htm">Joshua 11:16 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/11-16.htm">Joshua 11:16 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/joshua/11-16.htm">Joshua 11:16 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/joshua/11-16.htm">OT History: Joshua 11:16 So Joshua captured all that land (Josh. 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