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Everyone in it they totally destroyed. They left no survivors. They did to Debir and its king as they had done to Libnah and its king and to Hebron. <a href="/nlt/joshua/10.htm">New Living Translation</a> He captured the town, its king, and all of its surrounding villages. He completely destroyed everyone in it, leaving no survivors. He did to Debir and its king just what he had done to Hebron and to Libnah and its king. <a href="/esv/joshua/10.htm">English Standard Version</a> and he captured it with its king and all its towns. And they struck them with the edge of the sword and devoted to destruction every person in it; he left none remaining. Just as he had done to Hebron and to Libnah and its king, so he did to Debir and to its king. <a href="/bsb/joshua/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> And they captured Debir, its king, and all its villages. They put them to the sword and devoted to destruction everyone in the city, leaving no survivors. Joshua did to Debir and its king as he had done to Hebron and as he had done to Libnah and its king. <a href="/kjv/joshua/10.htm">King James Bible</a> And he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining: as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; as he had done also to Libnah, and to her king. <a href="/nkjv/joshua/10.htm">New King James Version</a> And he took it and its king and all its cities; they struck them with the edge of the sword and utterly destroyed all the people who were in it. He left none remaining; as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir and its king, as he had done also to Libnah and its king. <a href="/nasb_/joshua/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> He captured it and its king and all its cities, and they struck them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed every person who was in it. He left no survivor. Just as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir and its king, as he had also done to Libnah and its king. <a href="/nasb/joshua/10.htm">NASB 1995</a> He captured it and its king and all its cities, and they struck them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed every person who was in it. He left no survivor. Just as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir and its king, as he had also done to Libnah and its king. <a href="/nasb77/joshua/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And he captured it and its king and all its cities, and they struck them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed every person who was in it. He left no survivor. Just as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir and its king, as he had also done to Libnah and its king. <a href="/lsb/joshua/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And he captured it and its king and all its cities, and they struck them with the edge of the sword and devoted every person who was in it to destruction. He left no survivor remaining. Just as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir and its king, as he had also done to Libnah and its king. <a href="/amp/joshua/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a> He captured it with its king and all its cities, and they struck them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed every person who was in it. He left no survivor. Just as he had done to Hebron, so Joshua did to Debir and its king, as he had done also to Libnah and its king. <a href="/csb/joshua/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> He captured it—its king and all its villages. They struck them down with the sword and completely destroyed everyone in it, leaving no survivors. He treated Debir and its king as he had treated Hebron and as he had treated Libnah and its king. <a href="/hcsb/joshua/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> He captured it—its king and all its villages. They struck them down with the sword and completely destroyed everyone in it, leaving no survivors. He treated Debir and its king as he had treated Hebron and as he had treated Libnah and its king. <a href="/asv/joshua/10.htm">American Standard Version</a> and he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining: as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; as he had done also to Libnah, and to the king thereof. <a href="/cev/joshua/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> They captured the town, and its nearby villages. Then they destroyed Debir and killed its king, together with everyone else, just as they had done with Hebron and Libnah. <a href="/erv/joshua/10.htm">English Revised Version</a> and he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining: as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; as he had done also to Libnah, and to the king thereof. <a href="/gwt/joshua/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> He captured it and its king and all its neighboring villages and killed everyone. So they claimed them all for the LORD by destroying them. There were no survivors. He did the same thing to Debir and its king that he had done to Hebron and Libnah and their kings. <a href="/gnt/joshua/10.htm">Good News Translation</a> He captured it, with its king and all the nearby towns. They put everyone there to death. Joshua did to Debir and its king what he had done to Hebron and to Libnah and its king. <a href="/isv/joshua/10.htm">International Standard Version</a> captured it, its king, and all of its villages. They executed them, totally destroying it and everyone in it, leaving no one remaining. He dealt with Debir and its king just as he had dealt with Hebron, treating them the same way he had dealt with Libnah and its king. <a href="/msb/joshua/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And they captured Debir, its king, and all its villages. They put them to the sword and devoted to destruction everyone in the city, leaving no survivors. Joshua did to Debir and its king as he had done to Hebron and as he had done to Libnah and its king. <a href="/net/joshua/10.htm">NET Bible</a> They captured it, its king, and all its surrounding cities and put the sword to them. They annihilated everyone who lived there; they left no survivors. They did to Debir and its king what they had done to Libnah and its king and to Hebron. <a href="/nheb/joshua/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> He took it, with its king and all its cities. They struck them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls who were in it. He left none remaining. As he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to its king; as he had done also to Libnah, and to its king. <a href="/wbt/joshua/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And he took it, and its king, and all its cities, and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that were in them; he left none remaining: as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to its king; as he had done also to Libnah, and to its king. <a href="/web/joshua/10.htm">World English Bible</a> He took it, with its king and all its cities. They struck them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls who were in it. He left no one remaining. As he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to its king; as he had done also to Libnah, and to its king. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/joshua/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and captures it, and its king, and all its cities, and they strike them by the mouth of the sword, and devote every person who [is] in it—he has not left a remnant; as he did to Hebron so he did to Debir, and to its king, and as he did to Libnah, and to its king. <a href="/ylt/joshua/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and captureth it, and its king, and all its cities, and they smite them by the mouth of the sword, and devote every person who is in it -- he hath not left a remnant; as he did to Hebron so he did to Debir, and to its king, and as he did to Libnah, and to its king. <a href="/slt/joshua/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And he will take it and its king, and all its cities, and they will smite them with the mouth of the sword, and exterminate every soul which is in it; none was left escaping: as he did to Hebron so he did to Debir and to her king, and as he did to Libnah and her king.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/joshua/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> He took it and destroyed it: the king also thereof and all the towns round about he destroyed with the edge of the sword: he left not in it any remains: as he had done to Hebron and Lebna and to their kings, so did he to Dabir and to the king thereof. <a href="/cpdv/joshua/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> he seized it and laid waste to it, likewise with its king. And all the surrounding towns, he struck with the edge of the sword. He did not leave in it any remains. Just as he had done to Hebron and Libnah, and to their kings, so did he do to Debir and to its king. <a href="/nabre/joshua/10.htm">New American Bible</a> capturing it with its king and all its cities. They put them to the sword and put under the ban every person in it, leaving no survivors. Thus he did to Debir and its king what he had done to Hebron, as well as to Libnah and its king. <a href="/nrsvce/joshua/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> and he took it with its king and all its towns; they struck them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed every person in it; he left no one remaining; just as he had done to Hebron, and, as he had done to Libnah and its king, so he did to Debir and its king.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/joshua/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And he captured it and its king and all its towns; and they smote them with the edge of the sword and utterly destroyed all the persons that were in it; and he left none remaining; as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir and to its king; as he had done to Libnah and to its king. <a href="/hpbt/joshua/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And he defeated it and its King and all these his cities and he destroyed them by the mouth of the sword, and he destroyed all the souls in it and he did not leave of them a survivor; as he did to Khebron, so he did to Debir and its King and just as he did to Lebna and its King<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/joshua/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining; as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; as he had done also to Libnah, and to the king thereof. <a href="/sep/joshua/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> and they took it, and its king, and its villages: and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and they destroyed it, and every thing breathing in it; and they did not leave in it any one that was preserved: as they did to Chebron and her king, so they did to Dabir and her king. <a href="/parallel/joshua/10-39.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=2786" 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/10.htm">Conquest of the Southern Cities</a> …38Finally Joshua and all Israel with him turned toward Debir and fought against it. 39<a href="/hebrew/3920.htm" title="3920: way·yil·kə·ḏāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3fs) -- To capture, seize, take. A primitive root; to catch; generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose; figuratively, to cohere.">And they captured Debir,</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/4428.htm" title="4428: mal·kāh (N-msc:: 3fs) -- King. From malak; a king.">its king,</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.">and</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/5892.htm" title="5892: ‘ā·re·hā (N-fpc:: 3fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">its villages.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: way·yak·kūm (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp:: 3mp) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">They put them</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: lə·p̄î- (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: ḥe·reḇ (N-fs) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">to the sword</a> <a href="/hebrew/2763.htm" title="2763: way·ya·ḥă·rî·mū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to seclude; specifically to devote to religious uses; physical and reflexive, to be blunt as to the nose.">and devoted to destruction</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/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">everyone</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: ne·p̄eš (N-fs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense."></a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/bāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- ">in the city,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7604.htm" title="7604: hiš·’îr (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To remain, be left over. A primitive root; properly, to swell up, i.e. Be redundant.">leaving</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">no</a> <a href="/hebrew/8300.htm" title="8300: śā·rîḏ (N-ms) -- A survivor. From sarad; a survivor.">survivors.</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ka·’ă·šer (Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">Joshua did to</a> <a href="/hebrew/1688.htm" title="1688: liḏ·ḇi·rāh (Prep-l:: N-proper-fs:: 3fs) -- Or Dbir (but see Lo' Dbar); the same as dbiyr; Debir, the name of an Amoritish king and of two places in Palestine.">Debir</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ū·lə·mal·kāh (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-msc:: 3fs) -- King. From malak; a king.">and its king</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: wə·ḵa·’ă·šer (Conj-w, Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">as</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">he had done</a> <a href="/hebrew/2275.htm" title="2275: lə·ḥeḇ·rō·wn (Prep-l:: N-proper-fs) -- From cheber; seat of association; Chebron, a place in Palestine, also the name of two Israelites.">to Hebron</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: kên- (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so.">and as</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">he had done</a> <a href="/hebrew/3841.htm" title="3841: lə·liḇ·nāh (Prep-l:: N-proper-fs) -- The same as libneh; Libnah, a place in the Desert and one in Palestine.">to Libnah</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ū·lə·mal·kāh (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-msc:: 3fs) -- King. From malak; a king.">and its king.</a> 40So 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.…<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="/deuteronomy/7-2.htm">Deuteronomy 7:2</a> 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 20:16-17</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, <a href="/joshua/6-21.htm">Joshua 6:21</a> With the edge of the sword they devoted to destruction everything in the city—man and woman, young and old, oxen, sheep, and donkeys. <a href="/joshua/8-24.htm">Joshua 8:24-26</a> When Israel had finished killing all the men of Ai who had pursued them into the field and wilderness, and when every last one of them had fallen by the sword, all the Israelites returned to Ai and put it to the sword as well. / A total of twelve thousand men and women fell that day—all the people of Ai. / Joshua did not draw back the hand that held his battle lance until he had devoted to destruction all who lived in Ai. <a href="/judges/1-8.htm">Judges 1:8</a> Then the men of Judah fought against Jerusalem and captured it. They put the city to the sword and set it on fire. <a href="/1_samuel/15-3.htm">1 Samuel 15:3</a> Now go and attack the Amalekites and devote to destruction all that belongs to them. Do not spare them, but put to death men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.’” <a href="/1_kings/9-21.htm">1 Kings 9:21</a> their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites were unable to devote to destruction—Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers, as they are to this day. <a href="/2_kings/17-18.htm">2 Kings 17:18</a> So the LORD was very angry with Israel, and He removed them from His presence. Only the tribe of Judah remained, <a href="/2_chronicles/32-19.htm">2 Chronicles 32:19</a> They spoke against the God of Jerusalem as they had spoken against the gods of the peoples of the earth—the work of human hands. <a href="/psalms/135-10.htm">Psalm 135:10-12</a> He struck down many nations and slaughtered mighty kings: / Sihon king of the Amorites, Og king of Bashan, and all the kings of Canaan. / He gave their land as an inheritance, as a heritage to His people Israel. <a href="/isaiah/37-11.htm">Isaiah 37:11</a> Surely you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the other countries, devoting them to destruction. Will you then be spared? <a href="/jeremiah/25-9.htm">Jeremiah 25:9</a> behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surrounding nations. So I will devote them to destruction and make them an object of horror and contempt, an everlasting desolation. <a href="/ezekiel/25-14.htm">Ezekiel 25:14</a> I will take My vengeance on Edom by the hand of My people Israel, and they will deal with Edom according to My anger and wrath. Then they will know My vengeance, declares the Lord GOD.’ <a href="/matthew/11-20.htm">Matthew 11:20-24</a> Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles had been performed, because they did not repent. / “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. / But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. ... <a href="/luke/10-13.htm">Luke 10:13-15</a> Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. / But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. / And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades!</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining: as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; as he had done also to Libnah, and to her king.he left none<a href="/joshua/10-33.htm">Joshua 10:33,37,40</a> Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote him and his people, until he had left him none remaining… <a href="/joshua/11-8.htm">Joshua 11:8</a> And the LORD delivered them into the hand of Israel, who smote them, and chased them unto great Zidon, and unto Misrephothmaim, and unto the valley of Mizpeh eastward; and they smote them, until they left them none remaining.<a href="/deuteronomy/3-3.htm">Deuteronomy 3:3</a> So the LORD our God delivered into our hands Og also, the king of Bashan, and all his people: and we smote him until none was left to him remaining.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/10-37.htm">Captured</a> <a href="/joshua/10-37.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/joshua/10-38.htm">Debir</a> <a href="/joshua/10-37.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/joshua/10-37.htm">Edge</a> <a href="/joshua/10-36.htm">Hebron</a> <a href="/joshua/10-31.htm">Libnah</a> <a href="/joshua/10-37.htm">Remaining</a> <a href="/joshua/10-37.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/joshua/10-37.htm">Souls</a> <a href="/joshua/10-37.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/joshua/10-33.htm">Survivor</a> <a href="/joshua/10-37.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/joshua/10-37.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/joshua/10-37.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/joshua/10-37.htm">Utterly</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/10-42.htm">Captured</a> <a href="/joshua/11-12.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/joshua/11-21.htm">Debir</a> <a href="/joshua/10-40.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/joshua/11-11.htm">Edge</a> <a href="/joshua/11-21.htm">Hebron</a> <a href="/joshua/12-15.htm">Libnah</a> <a href="/joshua/10-40.htm">Remaining</a> <a href="/joshua/10-40.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/joshua/11-11.htm">Souls</a> <a href="/joshua/10-40.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/joshua/11-8.htm">Survivor</a> <a href="/joshua/11-10.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/joshua/11-11.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/joshua/11-1.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/joshua/10-40.htm">Utterly</a><div class="vheading2">Joshua 10</div>1. <a href="/joshua/10-1.htm">Five kings war against Gibeon</a> 6. <a href="/joshua/10-6.htm">Joshua rescues it</a> 10. <a href="/joshua/10-10.htm">God fights against them with hailstones</a> 12. <a href="/joshua/10-12.htm">The sun and moon stand still at the word of Joshua</a> 16. <a href="/joshua/10-16.htm">The five kings are murdered in a cave</a> 22. <a href="/joshua/10-22.htm">They are brought forth</a> 24. <a href="/joshua/10-24.htm">scornfully used</a> 26. <a href="/joshua/10-26.htm">and hanged</a> 28. <a href="/joshua/10-28.htm">Seven kings more are conquered</a> 43. <a href="/joshua/10-43.htm">Joshua returns to Gilgal</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joshua/10.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joshua/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/joshua/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>And they captured Debir, its king, and all its villages. Debir, also known as Kirjath-sepher, was a Canaanite city located in the hill country of Judah. Its capture signifies the strategic military campaign led by Joshua to secure the southern region of Canaan. The mention of "its king" highlights the common practice of city-states in Canaan, each ruled by its own king. The inclusion of "all its villages" indicates the thoroughness of the conquest, ensuring that surrounding settlements were also subdued, preventing any future rebellion or threat.They put them to the sword and devoted to destruction everyone in the city, leaving no survivors. This phrase reflects the concept of "herem," a Hebrew term meaning to devote something to God by completely destroying it. This was a common practice in ancient warfare, especially in the context of divine judgment against the Canaanites for their idolatry and immorality. The complete destruction of Debir and its inhabitants was seen as an act of obedience to God's command, as outlined in <a href="/deuteronomy/7-2.htm">Deuteronomy 7:2</a>. This action also served to prevent the Israelites from being influenced by Canaanite religious practices.Joshua did to Debir and its king as he had done to Hebron and as he had done to Libnah and its king. This phrase emphasizes the consistency and thoroughness of Joshua's military campaign. Hebron and Libnah were previously conquered cities, and their mention here serves to remind the reader of the systematic approach Joshua took in fulfilling God's command to take possession of the Promised Land. The repetition of similar actions against these cities underscores the divine mandate and the importance of complete obedience. It also highlights Joshua's role as a type of Christ, leading his people to victory and establishing God's kingdom, much like Christ leads believers to spiritual victory.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/joshua.htm">Joshua</a> The leader of the Israelites, successor to Moses, and a central figure in the conquest of Canaan. He is known for his military leadership and faithfulness to God's commands. 2. <a href="/topical/d/debir.htm">Debir</a> A Canaanite city that was conquered by Joshua and the Israelites. It was one of the cities in the southern campaign of the conquest of Canaan. 3. <a href="/topical/k/king_of_debir.htm">King of Debir</a> The ruler of Debir, who was defeated and killed by Joshua and the Israelites as part of their conquest. 4. <a href="/topical/h/hebron.htm">Hebron</a> Another significant city in Canaan that was previously conquered by Joshua. It was known for its association with the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. 5. <a href="/topical/l/libnah.htm">Libnah</a> A city in the Shephelah region of Judah, also conquered by Joshua. It was part of the southern campaign against the Canaanite cities.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a> Joshua's actions demonstrate complete obedience to God's instructions. As believers, we are called to follow God's commands fully, even when they are difficult or challenging. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a> The destruction of Debir serves as a reminder of the seriousness of sin and the judgment that comes upon those who oppose God's will. It calls us to examine our lives and repent of any sin. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a> The conquest of Canaan illustrates God's sovereignty and justice. It reassures us that God is in control and will ultimately bring about His purposes. <a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_leadership.htm">Faithfulness in Leadership</a> Joshua's leadership is marked by faithfulness and courage. As leaders in our communities and families, we are encouraged to lead with integrity and trust in God's guidance.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joshua_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joshua 10</a> <a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_joshua_10_39-40_with_archaeology.htm">How can we reconcile claimed total destruction of certain cities in Joshua 10:39–40 with archaeological evidence of continued habitation? </a> <a href="/q/what_sustains_my_heart_when_i'm_weak.htm">What is the biblical account of Canaan's conquest?</a> <a href="/q/why_is_the_tribe_of_judah_important.htm">What is the significance of the Tribe of Judah?</a> <a href="/q/who_were_the_anakim_in_the_bible.htm">Who were the Anakim mentioned in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a> <a href="/commentaries/joshua/10-39.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>And they captured [the city] וַֽיִּלְכְּדָ֞הּ (way·yil·kə·ḏāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3920.htm">Strong's 3920: </a> To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere and וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-) Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case its king מַלְכָּ֤הּ (mal·kāh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king and וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-) Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every its villages. עָרֶ֙יהָ֙ (‘ā·re·hā) Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement They struck them down וַיַּכּ֣וּם (way·yak·kūm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> To strike with the sword חֶ֔רֶב (ḥe·reḇ) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword and completely destroyed וַֽיַּחֲרִ֙ימוּ֙ (way·ya·ḥă·rî·mū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2763.htm">Strong's 2763: </a> To seclude, to devote to religious uses, to be blunt as to the nose all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the people, נֶ֣פֶשׁ (ne·p̄eš) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion leaving הִשְׁאִ֖יר (hiš·’îr) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7604.htm">Strong's 7604: </a> To swell up, be, redundant no לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no survivors. שָׂרִ֑יד (śā·rîḏ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8300.htm">Strong's 8300: </a> A survivor [Joshua] did to עָשָׂ֜ה (‘ā·śāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make Debir לִדְבִ֙רָה֙ (liḏ·ḇi·rāh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1688.htm">Strong's 1688: </a> Debir -- an Amorite king, also the name of several places in Palestine and its king וּלְמַלְכָּ֔הּ (ū·lə·mal·kāh) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king as וְכַאֲשֶׁ֥ר (wə·ḵa·’ă·šer) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that he had done עָשָׂ֤ה (‘ā·śāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make to Hebron לְחֶבְר֗וֹן (lə·ḥeḇ·rō·wn) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2275.htm">Strong's 2275: </a> Hebron -- 'association, league', a city in southern Judah and as כֵּן־ (kên-) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm">Strong's 3651: </a> So -- thus he had done עָשָׂ֛ה (‘ā·śāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make to Libnah לְלִבְנָ֖ה (lə·liḇ·nāh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3841.htm">Strong's 3841: </a> Libnah -- a city in soutwest Judah, also a place in the wilderness and its king. וּלְמַלְכָּֽהּ׃ (ū·lə·mal·kāh) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/10-39.htm">Joshua 10:39 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/joshua/10-39.htm">Joshua 10:39 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/joshua/10-39.htm">Joshua 10:39 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/joshua/10-39.htm">Joshua 10:39 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/joshua/10-39.htm">Joshua 10:39 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/10-39.htm">Joshua 10:39 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/10-39.htm">Joshua 10:39 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/10-39.htm">Joshua 10:39 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/10-39.htm">Joshua 10:39 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/joshua/10-39.htm">Joshua 10:39 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/joshua/10-39.htm">OT History: Joshua 10:39 He took it with its king (Josh. 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