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For it has made peace with Joshua and with the people of Israel.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/joshua/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Come up and help me. We will attack Gibeon, because they have made peace with Joshua and the Israelites.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/joshua/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Come up unto me, and help me, that we may smite Gibeon: for it hath made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/joshua/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Come up to me and help me, that we may attack Gibeon, for it has made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/joshua/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Come up to me and help me, and let’s attack Gibeon, for it has made peace with Joshua and with the sons of Israel.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joshua/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Come up to me and help me, and let us attack Gibeon, for it has made peace with Joshua and with the sons of Israel.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/joshua/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Come up to me and help me, and let us attack Gibeon, for it has made peace with Joshua and with the sons of Israel.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/joshua/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Come up to me and help me, and let us strike Gibeon, for it has made peace with Joshua and with the sons of Israel.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/joshua/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Come up to me and help me, and let us attack Gibeon [with a combined army], because it has made peace with Joshua and with the sons (people) of Israel.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/joshua/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Come up and help me. We will attack Gibeon, because they have made peace with Joshua and the Israelites.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joshua/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Come up and help me. We will attack Gibeon, because they have made peace with Joshua and the Israelites.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/joshua/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Come up unto me, and help me, and let us smite Gibeon; for it hath made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/joshua/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />"The Gibeonites have signed a peace treaty with Joshua and the Israelites. Come and help me attack Gibeon!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/joshua/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Come up unto me, and help me, and let us smite Gibeon: for it hath made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/joshua/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Come, help me destroy Gibeon because it has made peace with Joshua and the people of Israel."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/joshua/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Come and help me attack Gibeon, because its people have made peace with Joshua and the Israelites." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joshua/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Come over and help me, and let's attack Gibeon, because it made a peace treaty with Joshua and the Israelis." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/joshua/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?Come up and help me. We will attack Gibeon, because they have made peace with Joshua and the Israelites.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/joshua/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Come to my aid so we can attack Gibeon, for it has made peace with Joshua and the Israelites."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/joshua/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Come up to me, and help me, and let us strike Gibeon; for it has made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/joshua/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Come up to me, and help me, that we may smite Gibeon: for it hath made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/joshua/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Come up to me and help me. Let’s strike Gibeon; for they have made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/joshua/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“Come up to me, and help me, and we strike Gibeon, for it has made peace with Joshua, and with the sons of Israel.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/joshua/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'Come up unto me, and help me, and we smite Gibeon, for it hath made peace with Joshua, and with the sons of Israel.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/joshua/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Come up to me and help me, and we will smite Gibeon, because she made peace with Joshua and with the sons of Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/joshua/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Come up to me, and bring help, that we may take Gabaon, because it hath gone over to Josue, and to the children of Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/joshua/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />“Ascend to me, and bring troops, so that we may fight against Gibeon. For it has fled over to Joshua and the sons of Israel.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/joshua/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />“Come and help me attack Gibeon, for it has made peace with Joshua and the Israelites.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/joshua/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />“Come up and help me, and let us attack Gibeon; for it has made peace with Joshua and with the Israelites.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/joshua/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Come up to me and help me, and let us fight against Gibeon; for it has made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/joshua/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />“Come up to me and be a help to me and we shall fight with Gebuun, because it has made peace with Yeshua and with Israel!”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/joshua/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Come up unto me, and help me, and let us smite Gibeon; for it hath made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/joshua/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Come up hither to me, and help me, and let us take Gabaon; for the Gabaonites have gone over to Joshua and to the children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/joshua/10-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p91zXIGB0Rk?start=2417" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/joshua/10.htm">The Day the Sun Stood Still</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>Therefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent word to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon, saying, <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: ‘ă·lū- (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">“Come up</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/5826.htm" title="5826: wə·‘iz·ru·nî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-mp:: 1cs) -- To help, succor. A primitive root; to surround, i.e. Protect or aid.">and help me.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: wə·nak·keh (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjImperf.h-1cp) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">We will attack</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/1391.htm" title="1391: giḇ·‘ō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- A Levitical city in Benjamin. From the same as Geba'; hilly; Gibon, a place in Palestine.">Gibeon,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/7999.htm" title="7999: hiš·lî·māh (V-Hifil-Perf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to be safe; figuratively, to be completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate.">they have made peace</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’eṯ- (Prep) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">with</a> <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.">Joshua</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">and the Israelites.”</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."></a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>So the five kings of the Amorites—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon—joined forces and advanced with all their armies. They camped before Gibeon and made war against it.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/9-1.htm">Joshua 9:1-2</a></span><br />Now when news of this reached all the kings west of the Jordan—those in the hill country, the foothills, and all along the coast of the Great Sea toward Lebanon (the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites)— / they came together to wage war against Joshua and Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/1-7.htm">Judges 1:7</a></span><br />Then Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off have gathered the scraps under my table. As I have done to them, so God has repaid me.” And they brought him to Jerusalem, where he died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/10-6.htm">2 Samuel 10:6</a></span><br />When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, they hired twenty thousand Aramean foot soldiers from Beth-rehob and Zoba, as well as a thousand men from the king of Maacah and twelve thousand men from Tob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/20-1.htm">1 Kings 20:1</a></span><br />Now Ben-hadad king of Aram assembled his entire army. Accompanied by thirty-two kings with their horses and chariots, he marched up, besieged Samaria, and waged war against it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/3-9.htm">2 Kings 3:9</a></span><br />So the king of Israel, the king of Judah, and the king of Edom set out, and after they had traveled a roundabout route for seven days, they had no water for their army or for their animals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/2-1.htm">Psalm 2:1-2</a></span><br />Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? / The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/8-9.htm">Isaiah 8:9-10</a></span><br />Huddle together, O peoples, and be shattered; pay attention, all you distant lands; prepare for battle, and be shattered; prepare for battle, and be shattered! / Devise a plan, but it will be thwarted; state a proposal, but it will not happen. For God is with us.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-9.htm">Jeremiah 50:9</a></span><br />For behold, I stir up and bring against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the land of the north. They will line up against her; from the north she will be captured. Their arrows will be like skilled warriors who do not return empty-handed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/38-7.htm">Ezekiel 38:7-9</a></span><br />Get ready; prepare yourself, you and all your company gathered around you; you will be their guard. / After a long time you will be summoned. In the latter years you will enter a land that has recovered from war, whose people were gathered from many nations to the mountains of Israel, which had long been desolate. They had been brought out from the nations, and all now dwell securely. / You and all your troops, and many peoples with you will go up, advancing like a thunderstorm; you will be like a cloud covering the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/11-40.htm">Daniel 11:40</a></span><br />At the time of the end, the king of the South will engage him in battle, but the king of the North will storm out against him with chariots, horsemen, and many ships, invading many countries and sweeping through them like a flood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-3.htm">Matthew 26:3-4</a></span><br />At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas, / and they conspired to arrest Jesus covertly and kill Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/3-6.htm">Mark 3:6</a></span><br />At this, the Pharisees went out and began plotting with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-2.htm">Luke 22:2</a></span><br />and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a way to put Jesus to death, for they feared the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-47.htm">John 11:47-53</a></span><br />Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs. / If we let Him go on like this, everyone will believe in Him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.” / But one of them, named Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all! ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/4-25.htm">Acts 4:25-28</a></span><br />You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of Your servant, our father David: ‘Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? / The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the Lord and against His Anointed One.’ / In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Come up to me, and help me, that we may smite Gibeon: for it has made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel.</p><p class="hdg">and help</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/8-9.htm">Isaiah 8:9,10</a></b></br> Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/41-5.htm">Isaiah 41:5-7</a></b></br> The isles saw <i>it</i>, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/9-24.htm">Acts 9:24-27</a></b></br> But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him… </p><p class="hdg">we may</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/10-1.htm">Joshua 10:1</a></b></br> Now it came to pass, when Adonizedek king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/9-15.htm">Joshua 9:15</a></b></br> And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/16-24.htm">Matthew 16:24</a></b></br> Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any <i>man</i> will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/9-18.htm">Attack</a> <a href="/joshua/9-26.htm">Children</a> <a href="/joshua/1-14.htm">Help</a> <a href="/joshua/10-1.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/joshua/9-26.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/joshua/10-1.htm">Joshua</a> <a href="/joshua/10-1.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/joshua/8-22.htm">Smite</a> <a href="/joshua/9-18.htm">Strike</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/10-9.htm">Attack</a> <a href="/joshua/10-11.htm">Children</a> <a href="/joshua/10-6.htm">Help</a> <a href="/joshua/10-10.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/joshua/10-20.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/joshua/10-6.htm">Joshua</a> <a href="/joshua/10-21.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/joshua/10-19.htm">Smite</a> <a href="/judges/6-16.htm">Strike</a><div class="vheading2">Joshua 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/10-1.htm">Five kings war against Gibeon</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/10-6.htm">Joshua rescues it</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/10-10.htm">God fights against them with hailstones</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/10-12.htm">The sun and moon stand still at the word of Joshua</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/10-16.htm">The five kings are murdered in a cave</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/10-22.htm">They are brought forth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/10-24.htm">scornfully used</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/10-26.htm">and hanged</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/10-28.htm">Seven kings more are conquered</a></span><br><span class="reftext">43. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/10-43.htm">Joshua returns to Gilgal</a></span><br></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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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><b>Come up and help me.</b><br>This phrase is a call to action from Adoni-Zedek, king of Jerusalem, to other Amorite kings. It reflects the urgency and desperation of the Canaanite coalition in response to the Gibeonites' treaty with Israel. The phrase indicates a strategic military alliance, common in ancient Near Eastern warfare, where smaller city-states would band together against a common enemy. This reflects the political landscape of Canaan, where city-states were often in conflict but would unite against a larger threat.<p><b>We will attack Gibeon,</b><br>Gibeon was a significant city, known for its mighty warriors (<a href="/joshua/10-2.htm">Joshua 10:2</a>). The decision to attack Gibeon highlights its strategic importance and the threat its alliance with Israel posed to the surrounding Canaanite cities. This attack was not just a military maneuver but also a political statement against those who would align with Israel. The Gibeonites' decision to make peace with Israel (Joshua 9) was seen as a betrayal by the Canaanite kings, prompting this aggressive response.<p><b>because they have made peace with Joshua and the Israelites.</b><br>The Gibeonites' treaty with Israel was a significant event, as it demonstrated the fear and respect that Joshua and the Israelites commanded in the region. This peace treaty was made through deception (Joshua 9), yet it was honored by Israel, showcasing the importance of oaths and covenants in biblical times. The alliance with Gibeon provided Israel with a strategic advantage, as Gibeon was located in the heart of Canaan. This phrase also foreshadows the divine intervention that would follow, as God supports Israel in the ensuing battle, demonstrating His faithfulness to His people and His plans for the Promised Land.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/adoni-zedek.htm">Adoni-Zedek</a></b><br>The king of Jerusalem who initiated the coalition against Gibeon for making peace with Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/gibeon.htm">Gibeon</a></b><br>A significant city that made a treaty with Israel, causing fear among the surrounding Amorite kings.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/joshua.htm">Joshua</a></b><br>The leader of Israel, who had led the Israelites into the Promised Land and made a treaty with Gibeon.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_amorite_coalition.htm">The Amorite Coalition</a></b><br>A group of five Amorite kings who banded together to attack Gibeon for aligning with Israel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God, led by Joshua, who were in the process of conquering the Promised Land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_alliances.htm">The Consequences of Alliances</a></b><br>The Gibeonites' alliance with Israel brought them immediate danger but also protection. Consider the alliances we form and their spiritual implications.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_conflict.htm">God's Sovereignty in Conflict</a></b><br>Despite human plans and coalitions, God's purposes prevail. Trust in God's sovereignty even when facing opposition.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_keeping_oaths.htm">The Importance of Keeping Oaths</a></b><br>Israel's commitment to Gibeon, despite the deceptive circumstances, underscores the importance of integrity and keeping one's word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_in_the_body_of_christ.htm">Unity in the Body of Christ</a></b><br>Just as the Amorite kings united against a common enemy, Christians are called to unite in support of one another against spiritual adversaries.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_assistance_in_times_of_trouble.htm">Divine Assistance in Times of Trouble</a></b><br>Like Gibeon calling for help, we can call upon God and fellow believers in times of need, trusting in divine intervention.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joshua_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joshua 10</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_the_sun_stop_for_joshua's_battle.htm">Did the sun stand still for Joshua's battle victory?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_gibeon's_role_in_the_bible.htm">What is Gibeon's significance in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/could_israelites_precisely_survey_land.htm">Joshua 18:4 - How likely is it that ancient Israelites had the means and literacy to survey and record the land so precisely?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_joshua_capture_jerusalem.htm">Did Joshua and the Israelites capture Jerusalem? Yes (Joshua 10:23, 40) No (Joshua 15:63)</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/joshua/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) <span class= "bld">Come up . . . that <span class= "ital">we </span>may smite Gibeon.</span>--It is remarkable that we do not read of one direct attack upon Joshua and his army in all the wars of Canaan. The Canaanites seem to have acted strictly upon the defensive: and this fact tallies with what we read of the alarm and depression that spread among them at the passage of Jordan by Israel. And the armies which did take the field were attacked by Joshua in each instance before they had ventured to attack him. In the present instance it was thought necessary to smite Gibeon, not only to make an example of the inhabitants, but also because of its importance as a stronghold in the hands of Israel. The position of the Hivite tetrapolis was strong enough to command the country. The fact that a man of Gibeon was afterwards selected to reign over Israel, and that the tabernacle was stationed there, so that Gibeon became a sort of metropolis during the latter portion of Saul's reign, is a significant comment upon this.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joshua/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Come up unto me.</span> Most of these kings were in the lowlands. Hence the expression "Come up" is accurate in the mouth of the king of Jerusalem, and strengthens the claim of the narrative to be regarded as authentic. <span class="cmt_word">That we may smite Gibeon.</span> Or, <span class="accented">and we will smite Gibeon.</span> The conjunction <span class="hebrew">וְ</span>. often, but not always, signifies the purpose with which a thing is done. Here there is nothing to guide us in the decision whether the passage indicates the purpose or the result. It is in keeping with the whole history, and is one of the life-like touches with which it abounds, that the king of Jerusalem does not dare to suggest an attack upon Joshua. He can only venture upon assailing Gibeon, standing in less fear of it than of the divinely protected invaders, and hoping at least by this measure to deprive Joshua of formidable allies. "Cure anima humana Verbo Dei se sociaverit, dubitare non debet, statim se inimicos habituram, et eos, quos ante habuerit amicos, in adversa-rios vertendos" (Orig., Hom. 2 on Joshua. See also Ecclus. 2:1; <a href="/2_timothy/3-12.htm">2 Timothy 3:12</a>). "As Satan, so wicked men, cannot abide to lose any of their communitie. If a convert come home, the angels welcome him with songs, the Devils follow him with uprore and furie, his old Partners with seorne and obloquie" (Bp. Hall). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/joshua/10-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“Come up</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲלֽוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·lū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and help me.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעִזְרֻ֔נִי</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘iz·ru·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5826.htm">Strong's 5826: </a> </span><span class="str2">To surround, protect, aid</span><br /><br /><span class="word">We will attack</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנַכֶּ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nak·keh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Gibeon,</span><br /><span class="heb">גִּבְע֑וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(giḇ·‘ō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1391.htm">Strong's 1391: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gibeon -- a Levitical city in Benjamin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they have made peace</span><br /><span class="heb">הִשְׁלִ֥ימָה</span> <span class="translit">(hiš·lî·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7999.htm">Strong's 7999: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be safe, to be, completed, to be friendly, to reciprocate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶת־</span> <span class="translit">(’eṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nearness, near, with, by, at, among</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Joshua</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3091.htm">Strong's 3091: </a> </span><span class="str2">Joshua -- 'the LORD is salvation', Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the Israelites.”</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/10-4.htm">Joshua 10:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/joshua/10-4.htm">Joshua 10:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/joshua/10-4.htm">Joshua 10:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/joshua/10-4.htm">Joshua 10:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/joshua/10-4.htm">Joshua 10:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/10-4.htm">Joshua 10:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/10-4.htm">Joshua 10:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/10-4.htm">Joshua 10:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/10-4.htm">Joshua 10:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/joshua/10-4.htm">Joshua 10:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/joshua/10-4.htm">OT History: Joshua 10:4 Come up to me and help me (Josh. 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