约书亚记 10:19

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

你們卻不可站著，要追趕你們的仇敵，從後面擊殺他們，不可讓他們逃進自己的城中，因為耶和華你們的　神已經把他們交在你們的手裡了。”

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
你 们 却 不 可 耽 延 ， 要 追 赶 你 们 的 仇 敌 ， 击 杀 他 们 尽 後 边 的 人 ， 不 容 他 们 进 自 己 的 城 邑 ， 因 为 耶 和 华 ─ 你 们 的 　 神 已 经 把 他 们 交 在 你 们 手 里 。

Contextual Overview

¹⁵ After this, Joshua and his army went back to the camp at Gilgal. ¹⁶ During the fight the five kings ran away and hid in a cave near Makkedah, ¹⁷ but someone found them hiding in the cave at Makkedah and told Joshua. ¹⁸ So he said, "Cover the opening of the cave with large rocks. Put some men there to guard it, ¹⁹ but don't stay there yourselves. Continue chasing the enemy and attacking them from behind. Don't let them get to their cities, because the Lord your God will hand them over to you." ²⁰ So Joshua and the Israelites killed the enemy, but a few were able to get back to their strong, walled cities. ²¹ After the fighting, Joshua's men came back safely to him at Makkedah. No one was brave enough to say a word against the Israelites. ²² Joshua said, "Move the rocks that are covering the opening of the cave and bring those five kings out to me." ²³ So Joshua's men brought the five kings out of the cave—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon. ²⁴ When they brought the five kings out to Joshua, he called for all his men. He said to the commanders of his army, "Come here! Put your feet on the necks of these kings." So they came close and put their feet on their necks.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

stay ye: Psalms 18:37-41, Jeremiah 48:10

smite: Heb. cut off the tail, Isaiah 9:14, Isaiah 9:15

suffer them: Joshua 10:20, 2 Samuel 17:13, 2 Samuel 20:6, Jeremiah 8:14

Reciprocal: Exodus 23:31 - deliver the Joshua 21:29 - Jarmuth Judges 4:16 - pursued 1 Samuel 14:36 - Let us go 2 Chronicles 13:19 - took cities

Cross-References

Genesis 10:1
This is the family history of Shem, Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah. After the flood these three men had sons.

Genesis 10:2
The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

Genesis 10:7
The sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.

Genesis 10:8
Cush also had a descendant named Nimrod, who became a very powerful man on earth.

Genesis 10:10
At first Nimrod's kingdom covered Babylon, Erech, Akkad, and Calneh in the land of Babylonia.

Genesis 10:15
Canaan was the father of Sidon, his first son, and of Heth.

Genesis 10:17
Hivites, Arkites, Sinites,

Genesis 10:18
Arvadites, Zemarites, and Hamathites. The families of the Canaanites scattered.

Genesis 10:21
Shem, Japheth's older brother, also had sons. One of his descendants was the father of all the sons of Eber.

Genesis 10:24
Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, who was the father of Eber.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And stay you not, [but] pursue after your enemies,.... That is, do not stay at this cave, but having placed a sufficient guard there, go in pursuit of the enemy, with as much celerity as possible:

and smite the hindmost of them; their rear; or "tail" them o, as the word is, cut off the tail of them:

suffer them not to enter their cities; where they would not only be safe themselves for a while, but would be able to hold out against a siege for some time, and give much trouble to conquer them:

for the Lord your God hath delivered them into your hands; this he said to encourage them, and quicken them to the pursuit of them with all eagerness and vehemence. According to the Samaritan Chronicle p, the signal or watchword was,

"God is strong in battle, God is his name.''

o אבתם "caudam eorum caedite", Pagninus, Vatablus, Masius, Drusius; "et decaudetis eos", Montanus; "decaudabitis eos", Munster. p Apud Hottinger. Smegma, p. 509.