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Joshua 11:18 Joshua waged war against all these kings for a long period of time.
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href="/bsb/joshua/11.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter"> (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/joshua/11.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Joshua waged war against all these kings for a long time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/joshua/11.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />waging war for a long time to accomplish this.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/joshua/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Joshua made war a long time with all those kings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/joshua/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Joshua waged war against all these kings for a long period of time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/joshua/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Joshua made war a long time with all those kings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/joshua/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Joshua made war a long time with all those kings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/joshua/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Joshua waged war a long time with all these kings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joshua/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Joshua waged war a long time with all these kings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/joshua/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Joshua waged war a long time with all these kings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/joshua/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Joshua waged war a long time with all these kings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/joshua/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Joshua waged war with all these kings a long time [at least five years].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/joshua/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Joshua waged war with all these kings for a long time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joshua/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Joshua waged war with all these kings for a long time. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/joshua/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Joshua made war a long time with all those kings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/joshua/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Joshua made war a long time with all those kings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/joshua/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Joshua waged war with all these kings for a long time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joshua/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Joshua fought an extended campaign against all those kings. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/joshua/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Joshua waged war against all these kings for a long period of time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/joshua/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Joshua campaigned against these kings for quite some time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/joshua/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Joshua made war a long time with all those kings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/joshua/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Joshua made war a long time with all those kings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/joshua/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Joshua made war a long time with all those kings. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/joshua/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Joshua has made war with all these kings [for] many days;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/joshua/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Many days hath Joshua made with all these kings war;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/joshua/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Many days Joshua made war with all these kings.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/joshua/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Josue made war a long time against these kings. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/joshua/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For a long time, Joshua fought against these kings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/joshua/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Joshua waged war against all these kings for a long time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/joshua/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Joshua made war a long time with all those kings.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/joshua/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Joshua made war for a long time with all those kings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/joshua/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And for many days Yeshua made war with all these Kings<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/joshua/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Joshua made war a long time with all those kings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/joshua/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And for many days Joshua waged war with these kings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/joshua/11-18.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=3038" 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/11.htm">Joshua Takes the Whole Land</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">17</span>from 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. <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><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: ’eṯ- (Prep) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, 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.">waged</a> <a href="/hebrew/4421.htm" title="4421: mil·ḥā·māh (N-fs) -- A battle, war. From lacham; a battle; generally, war.">war</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.">against all</a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: hā·’êl·leh (Art:: Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">these</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·mə·lā·ḵîm (Art:: N-mp) -- King. From malak; a king.">kings</a> <a href="/hebrew/7227.htm" title="7227: rab·bîm (Adj-mp) -- Much, many, great. By contracted from rabab; abundant.">for a long period</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yā·mîm (N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">of time.</a> </span><span class="reftext">19</span>No city made peace with the Israelites except the Hivites living in Gibeon; all others were taken in battle.…<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/10-40.htm">Joshua 10:40-42</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-22.htm">Deuteronomy 7:22</a></span><br />The LORD your God will drive out these nations before you little by little. You will not be enabled to eliminate them all at once, or the wild animals would multiply around you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/23-29.htm">Exodus 23:29-30</a></span><br />I will not drive them out before you in a single year; otherwise the land would become desolate and wild animals would multiply against you. / Little by little I will drive them out ahead of you, until you become fruitful and possess the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/33-55.htm">Numbers 33:55-56</a></span><br />But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land before you, those you allow to remain will become barbs in your eyes and thorns in your sides; they will harass you in the land where you settle. / And then I will do to you what I had planned to do to them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/2-1.htm">Judges 2:1-3</a></span><br />Now the angel of the LORD went up from Gilgal to Bochim and said, “I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land that I had promised to your fathers, and I said, ‘I will never break My covenant with you, / and you are not to make a covenant with the people of this land, but you shall tear down their altars.’ Yet you have not obeyed My voice. What is this you have done? / So now I tell you that I will not drive out these people before you; they will be thorns in your sides, and their gods will be a snare to you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-18.htm">1 Samuel 15:18</a></span><br />and sent you on a mission, saying, ‘Go and devote to destruction the sinful Amalekites. Fight against them until you have wiped them out.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/3-1.htm">2 Samuel 3:1</a></span><br />Now the war between the house of Saul and the house of David was protracted. And David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/20-1.htm">1 Kings 20:1-22</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. / Then he sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel, / saying, “This is what Ben-hadad says: ‘Your silver and gold are mine, and your best wives and children are mine!’” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-7.htm">2 Kings 17:7-18</a></span><br />All this happened because the people of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They had worshiped other gods / and walked in the customs of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites, as well as in the practices introduced by the kings of Israel. / The Israelites secretly did things against the LORD their God that were not right. From watchtower to fortified city, they built high places in all their cities. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-24.htm">Nehemiah 9:24-25</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/44-2.htm">Psalm 44:2-3</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/28-21.htm">Isaiah 28:21</a></span><br />For the LORD will rise up as at Mount Perazim. He will rouse Himself as in the Valley of Gibeon, to do His work, His strange work, and to perform His task, His disturbing task.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/1-10.htm">Jeremiah 1:10</a></span><br />See, I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and plant.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-19.htm">Acts 13:19</a></span><br />And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-30.htm">Hebrews 11:30-34</a></span><br />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. / And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets, ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Joshua made war a long time with all those kings.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/14-10.htm">Joshua 14:10</a></b></br> And now, behold, the LORD hath kept me alive, as he said, these forty and five years, even since the LORD spake this word unto Moses, while <i>the children of</i> Israel wandered in the wilderness: and now, lo, I <i>am</i> this day fourscore and five years old.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/11-23.htm">Joshua 11:23</a></b></br> So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD said unto Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land rested from war.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/14-7.htm">Joshua 14:7-10</a></b></br> Forty years old <i>was</i> I when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadeshbarnea to espy out the land; and I brought him word again as <i>it was</i> in mine heart… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/11-16.htm">Joshua</a> <a href="/joshua/11-17.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/joshua/11-10.htm">Time</a> <a href="/revelation/12-7.htm">Waged</a> <a href="/joshua/11-7.htm">War</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/11-21.htm">Joshua</a> <a href="/joshua/12-1.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/joshua/11-21.htm">Time</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-3.htm">Waged</a> <a href="/joshua/11-20.htm">War</a><div class="vheading2">Joshua 11</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/11-1.htm">Diverse kings overcome at the waters of Merom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/11-10.htm">Hazor is taken and burnt</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/11-16.htm">All the country taken by Joshua</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/11-21.htm">The Anakims cut off</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/11-23.htm">The land rests from war</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 /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <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/11.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/11.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Joshua waged war</b><br>Joshua, as the leader of the Israelites, was fulfilling the command given by God to conquer the land of Canaan. This phrase highlights his role as a military leader and a faithful servant executing divine instructions. The wars were not merely political but were seen as acts of divine judgment against the Canaanite nations for their idolatry and immorality (<a href="/deuteronomy/9-4.htm">Deuteronomy 9:4-5</a>).<p><b>against all these kings</b><br>The "kings" refer to the various rulers of the Canaanite city-states. Each city-state was often ruled by its own king, and these kings formed coalitions to resist the Israelite invasion. This reflects the fragmented political landscape of Canaan during this period, as confirmed by archaeological findings of city-state structures and records of local rulers.<p><b>for a long period of time</b><br>The conquest of Canaan was not a swift campaign but took several years, possibly around seven years, as inferred from the broader biblical narrative (<a href="/joshua/14-7.htm">Joshua 14:7, 10</a>). This extended period allowed for the systematic defeat of the Canaanite coalitions and the gradual settlement of the Israelites. The prolonged warfare also served to test the faith and perseverance of the Israelites, as they relied on God's promises for victory (<a href="/exodus/23-29.htm">Exodus 23:29-30</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/joshua.htm">Joshua</a></b><br>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.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/k/kings_of_canaan.htm">Kings of Canaan</a></b><br>These are the various kings of the Canaanite city-states that Joshua and the Israelites fought against. They represent the opposition to God's people and His promises.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/canaan.htm">Canaan</a></b><br>The land promised by God to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It is the setting for the military campaigns led by Joshua.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God, descendants of the twelve tribes of Israel, who are entering and conquering the Promised Land under Joshua's leadership.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/w/war_campaigns.htm">War Campaigns</a></b><br>The series of battles and military strategies employed by Joshua to conquer the land of Canaan over an extended period.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/p/perseverance_in_god's_mission.htm">Perseverance in God's Mission</a></b><br>Joshua's long campaign teaches the importance of perseverance in fulfilling God's commands. Believers are encouraged to remain steadfast in their spiritual journeys, even when progress seems slow.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_and_obedience.htm">Faith and Obedience</a></b><br>Joshua's success was rooted in his faith and obedience to God's instructions. Christians are reminded that faith and obedience are crucial in experiencing God's promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare.htm">Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>Just as Joshua faced physical battles, believers face spiritual battles. <a href="/bsb/ephesians/6.htm">Ephesians 6</a> reminds us to put on the full armor of God to stand firm against spiritual opposition.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_timing.htm">God's Timing</a></b><br>The "long period of time" indicates that God's timing is not always immediate. Trusting in God's perfect timing is essential for believers as they wait for His promises to be fulfilled.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_responsibility.htm">Leadership and Responsibility</a></b><br>Joshua's role as a leader highlights the responsibility of those in leadership to guide others according to God's will. Christian leaders are called to lead with integrity and faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joshua_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joshua 11</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_records_confirm_joshua_11_conquests.htm">Are there any external historical records confirming the conquests detailed in Joshua 11?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_israelites_defeat_31_kings_quickly.htm">In Joshua 12:1–24, how feasible is it that the Israelites defeated and occupied territories ruled by thirty-one kings so quickly without significant recorded losses? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_verify_canaan's_conquest.htm">Joshua 1:2 – How can the historical conquest of Canaan be verified when archaeological evidence of such a large-scale event is disputed? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/joshua/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) <span class= "bld">A long time.</span>--See Note on <a href="/joshua/14-10.htm" title="And now, behold, the LORD has kept me alive, as he said, these forty and five years, even since the LORD spoke this word to Moses, while the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness: and now, see, I am this day fourscore and five years old.">Joshua 14:10</a>. The war seems to have lasted seven years, a long time when compared with the desultory incursions and single campaigns which made up the greater part of ancient warfare, when there were no standing armies.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joshua/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 18.</span> - A long time. Hebrew, <span class="accented">many days.</span> The campaign in southern Israel lasted for weeks, perhaps even months. But the campaign in northern Palestine must have lasted longer. The vast host which gathered at the waters of Merom was destroyed, but the task of capturing the innumerable cities which dotted that region must have been a protracted one. We may, with Josephus, infer from <a href="/joshua/14-10.htm">Joshua 14:10</a> that it occupied five years, or perhaps, with other of the ancient Rabbis, seven years, since the wanderings in the wilderness after the rebellion of the Israelites lasted thirty-eight years. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/joshua/11-18.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">Joshua</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ</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">waged</span><br /><span class="heb">עָשָׂ֧ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·śāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">war</span><br /><span class="heb">מִלְחָמָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(mil·ḥā·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4421.htm">Strong's 4421: </a> </span><span class="str2">A battle, war</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">these</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֵ֖לֶּה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><br /><span class="word">kings</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמְּלָכִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mə·lā·ḵîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for a long period</span><br /><span class="heb">רַבִּ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(rab·bîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7227.htm">Strong's 7227: </a> </span><span class="str2">Much, many, great</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of time.</span><br /><span class="heb">יָמִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(yā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/11-18.htm">Joshua 11:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/joshua/11-18.htm">Joshua 11:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/joshua/11-18.htm">Joshua 11:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/joshua/11-18.htm">Joshua 11:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/joshua/11-18.htm">Joshua 11:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/11-18.htm">Joshua 11:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/11-18.htm">Joshua 11:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/11-18.htm">Joshua 11:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/11-18.htm">Joshua 11:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/joshua/11-18.htm">Joshua 11:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/joshua/11-18.htm">OT History: Joshua 11:18 Joshua made war a long time (Josh. 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