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href="/bsb/joshua/10.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/10.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/joshua/10.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then Joshua and the Israelite army returned to their camp at Gilgal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/joshua/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />So Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/joshua/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/joshua/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/joshua/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/joshua/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Joshua and all Israel with him returned to the camp at Gilgal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joshua/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then Joshua and all Israel with him returned to the camp to Gilgal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/joshua/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then Joshua and all Israel with him returned to the camp to Gilgal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/joshua/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Joshua and all Israel with him returned to the camp to Gilgal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/joshua/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then Joshua and all Israel with him returned to the camp at Gilgal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/joshua/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Joshua and all Israel with him returned to the camp at Gilgal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joshua/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Joshua and all Israel with him returned to the camp at Gilgal. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/joshua/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/joshua/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />After the battle, Joshua and the Israelites went back to their camp at Gilgal. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/joshua/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/joshua/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then Joshua and all Israel returned to the camp at Gilgal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/joshua/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />After this, Joshua and his army went back to the camp at Gilgal. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joshua/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />After this, Joshua returned to the camp at Gilgal with the entire fighting force of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/joshua/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/joshua/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then Joshua and all Israel returned to the camp at Gilgal. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/joshua/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp to Gilgal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/joshua/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/joshua/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp to Gilgal. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/joshua/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Joshua turns back, and all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/joshua/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Joshua turneth back, and all Israel with him, unto the camp at Gilgal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/joshua/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Joshua turned back, and all Israel with him, to the camp of Gilgal.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/joshua/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Josue returned with all Israel into the camp of Galgal. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/joshua/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And Joshua returned, with all of Israel, into the camp of Gilgal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/joshua/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then Joshua and all Israel returned to the camp at Gilgal. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/joshua/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/joshua/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/joshua/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Yeshua returned and all Israel with him to the encampment at Galgala<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/joshua/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/joshua/10-15.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=2546" 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">14</span>There has been no day like it before or since, when the LORD listened to the voice of a man, because the LORD fought for Israel. <span class="reftext">15</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.">Then Joshua</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: way·yā·šāḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">returned</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">with all</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.">Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im·mōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix."></a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/4264.htm" title="4264: ham·ma·ḥă·neh (Art:: N-cs) -- An encampment, camp. From chanah; an encampment; hence, an army, whether literal or figurative.">the camp</a> <a href="/hebrew/1537.htm" title="1537: hag·gil·gā·lāh (Art:: N-proper-fs:: 3fs) -- Circle (of stones), the name of several places in Pal. The same as gilgal; Gilgal, the name of three places in Palestine.">at Gilgal.</a> </span><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/8-30.htm">Joshua 8:30-35</a></span><br />At that time Joshua built an altar on Mount Ebal to the LORD, the God of Israel, / just as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded the Israelites. He built it according to what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses: “an altar of uncut stones on which no iron tool has been used.” And on it they offered burnt offerings to the LORD, and they sacrificed peace offerings. / And there in the presence of the Israelites, Joshua inscribed on the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he had written. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/4-19.htm">Joshua 4:19-24</a></span><br />On the tenth day of the first month the people went up from the Jordan and camped at Gilgal on the eastern border of Jericho. / And there at Gilgal Joshua set up the twelve stones they had taken from the Jordan. / Then Joshua said to the Israelites, “In the future, when your children ask their fathers, ‘What is the meaning of these stones?’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/5-10.htm">Joshua 5:10-12</a></span><br />On the evening of the fourteenth day of the month, while the Israelites were camped at Gilgal on the plains of Jericho, they kept the Passover. / The day after the Passover, on that very day, they ate unleavened bread and roasted grain from the produce of the land. / And the day after they had eaten from the produce of the land, the manna ceased. There was no more manna for the Israelites, so that year they began to eat the crops of the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/6-27.htm">Joshua 6:27</a></span><br />So the LORD was with Joshua, and his fame spread throughout the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/9-6.htm">Joshua 9:6-15</a></span><br />They went to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal and said to him and the men of Israel, “We have come from a distant land; please make a treaty with us.” / But the men of Israel said to the Hivites, “Perhaps you dwell near us. How can we make a treaty with you?” / “We are your servants,” they said to Joshua. Then Joshua asked them, “Who are you and where have you come from?” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/2-1.htm">Judges 2:1-5</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/7-12.htm">1 Samuel 7:12</a></span><br />Afterward, Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-56.htm">1 Kings 8:56</a></span><br />“Blessed be the LORD, who has given rest to His people Israel according to all that He promised. Not one word has failed of all the good promises He made through His servant Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-29.htm">2 Chronicles 20:29-30</a></span><br />And the fear of God came upon all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel. / Then Jehoshaphat’s kingdom was at peace, for his God had given him rest on every side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/44-3.htm">Psalm 44:3</a></span><br />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="/psalms/78-54.htm">Psalm 78:54-55</a></span><br />He brought them to His holy land, to the mountain His right hand had acquired. / He drove out nations before them and apportioned their inheritance; He settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">Isaiah 41:10</a></span><br />Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-17.htm">Isaiah 54:17</a></span><br />No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-31.htm">Romans 8:31</a></span><br />What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-57.htm">1 Corinthians 15:57</a></span><br />But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp to Gilgal.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/10-6.htm">Joshua 10:6,43</a></b></br> And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/10-6.htm">Camp</a> <a href="/joshua/10-14.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/joshua/10-12.htm">Joshua</a> <a href="/joshua/9-6.htm">Tent-Circle</a> <a href="/joshua/7-26.htm">Turneth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/10-21.htm">Camp</a> <a href="/joshua/10-20.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/joshua/10-17.htm">Joshua</a> <a href="/joshua/18-9.htm">Tent-Circle</a> <a href="/joshua/10-38.htm">Turneth</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>Then Joshua returned</b><br>This phrase indicates a conclusion to a significant event. Joshua, the leader of Israel, is depicted as a decisive and strategic military leader. The return signifies the completion of a victorious campaign against the Amorite kings, highlighting God's faithfulness in delivering Israel's enemies into their hands. This return also reflects the cyclical nature of Israel's military campaigns, where they would go out to battle and then return to their base camp.<p><b>with all Israel</b><br>The inclusion of "all Israel" emphasizes the unity and collective participation of the Israelite tribes in the conquest of Canaan. It underscores the communal aspect of Israel's identity and mission, as they were not just individual tribes but a united people under God's covenant. This unity is crucial for their success and is a recurring theme throughout the conquest narratives.<p><b>to the camp at Gilgal</b><br>Gilgal serves as a significant base of operations for Joshua and the Israelites during the conquest of Canaan. It is located near the Jordan River and was the first campsite after crossing into the Promised Land. Gilgal holds historical and spiritual importance, as it was the site of the Israelites' first Passover in Canaan and where the covenant of circumcision was renewed (Joshua 5). The return to Gilgal symbolizes a return to a place of spiritual renewal and covenantal remembrance, reinforcing the idea that their military victories are rooted in their relationship with God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/joshua.htm">Joshua</a></b><br>The leader of Israel, successor to Moses, and a central figure in the conquest of Canaan. Known for his faithfulness and obedience to God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation chosen by God, consisting of the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. They are in the process of conquering the Promised Land under Joshua's leadership.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/gilgal.htm">Gilgal</a></b><br>A significant location for the Israelites, serving as their base camp during the conquest of Canaan. It is where they first camped after crossing the Jordan River and where they renewed their covenant with God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_conquest_of_canaan.htm">The Conquest of Canaan</a></b><br>The broader context of this verse is the military campaign led by Joshua to take possession of the land promised to the Israelites by God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_southern_campaign.htm">The Southern Campaign</a></b><br>This verse follows the miraculous event where God made the sun stand still to allow Israel to defeat their enemies, part of the southern campaign against the Amorite kings.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_returning_to_god.htm">The Importance of Returning to God</a></b><br>Just as Joshua returned to Gilgal, believers are reminded to return to their spiritual "base camp"—a place of communion and covenant with God—after victories and challenges.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_in_battle.htm">God's Faithfulness in Battle</a></b><br>The context of this verse underscores God's active role in the battles of life. Believers can trust in God's promises and His power to intervene in their struggles.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_remembrance.htm">The Significance of Remembrance</a></b><br>Gilgal serves as a physical reminder of God's past faithfulness. Christians are encouraged to establish their own "Gilgals"—practices or symbols that remind them of God's work in their lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_obedience.htm">Leadership and Obedience</a></b><br>Joshua's leadership exemplifies obedience to God's commands. Christian leaders are called to lead with integrity and faithfulness, relying on God's guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_in_victory.htm">Community in Victory</a></b><br>The phrase "all Israel with him" highlights the communal aspect of faith. Believers are encouraged to share in both the struggles and victories of their faith community.<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/should_christians_join_labor_unions.htm">What is Gilgal's significance in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_hosea_9_15_show_god's_love.htm">In Hosea 9:15, how do we reconcile an 'all-loving' God with the statement that God hates His people in Gilgal?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_couldn't_ephraimites_expel_canaanites.htm">If God promised the land to Israel, why were the Ephraimites unable to drive out the Canaanites (Joshua 16:10), raising questions about divine promises?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/where's_the_evidence_of_joshua_22_10_altar.htm">Where is the historical or archaeological evidence of this altar mentioned in Joshua 22:10, considering its significance to the nation's unity?</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>(15) <span class= "bld">Unto the camp to Gilgal.</span>--This verse relates by anticipation, in the words of the Book of Jasher (Heb., <span class= "ital">Yashar, </span>upright), what we find in the narrative of Joshua at <a href="/joshua/10-43.htm" title="And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp to Gilgal.">Joshua 10:43</a>, viz., the return to Gilgal at the close of this campaign. The immediate return, at the end of the miraculous day's operations, was to <span class= "ital">Makkedah, </span>not to Gilgal (see <a href="/joshua/10-21.htm" title="And all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace: none moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel.">Joshua 10:21</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joshua/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Joshua returned.</span> The historian had at first intended to complete his narrative of these transactions here. But he seems to have altered his intention, and added the execution of the five kings and the subjugation of the remaining cities of southern Palestine which had adhered to the league, as well as their immediate neighbours. He then (ver. 43) repeats what he had subjoined here. It is not contended (see Introduction) that the Book of Joshua could not have been compiled from accounts previously existing, though a different view has been taken in this commentary. But what is denied is <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> that this was an unintelligent or perfunctory compilation, and <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> that we can at this distance of time, by the simple evidence of style, disintegrate and separate into contradictory fragments the various portions of earlier histories, which we find here digested into a whole. Some copies of the LXX. leave the verse out altogether. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/joshua/10-15.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">Then Joshua</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙</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">returned</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּ֤שָׁב</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·šāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with all</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | 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">Israel</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the camp</span><br /><span class="heb">הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(ham·ma·ḥă·neh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4264.htm">Strong's 4264: </a> </span><span class="str2">An encampment, an army</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at Gilgal.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגִּלְגָּֽלָה׃</span> <span class="translit">(hag·gil·gā·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gilgal -- 'circle (of stones)', the name of several places in Palestine</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/10-15.htm">Joshua 10:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/joshua/10-15.htm">Joshua 10:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/joshua/10-15.htm">Joshua 10:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/joshua/10-15.htm">Joshua 10:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/joshua/10-15.htm">Joshua 10:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/10-15.htm">Joshua 10:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/10-15.htm">Joshua 10:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/10-15.htm">Joshua 10:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/10-15.htm">Joshua 10:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/joshua/10-15.htm">Joshua 10:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/joshua/10-15.htm">OT History: Joshua 10:15 Joshua returned and all Israel with him (Josh. 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