Joshua 10:42 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Joshua conquered all these kings and captured all their territory in one campaign, because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought on Israel's behalf.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse explains that Joshua was able to defeat multiple enemy kings quickly because God was fighting alongside Israel in their battles.

📚 Historical Context

This verse concludes Joshua's southern campaign in Canaan, where he defeated a coalition of five Amorite kings who had attacked the city of Gibeon. The Israelites had recently entered the Promised Land after 40 years in the wilderness, and God had promised to help them conquer the nations living there so they could establish their homeland.

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We captured all of his cities at that time—there wasn't a single city that we didn't take from them. We took sixty cities, the entire region of Argob, which was King Og's kingdom in Bashan.

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