Joshua 10:38

Christian Standard Bible ®

Finally, Joshua turned toward Debir and attacked it. And all Israel was with him.

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
Yehoshua returned, and all Yisra'el with him, to Devir, and fought against it:

King James Version
And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and fought against it:

Lexham English Bible
Then Joshua returned to Debir, and all of Israel with him, and they fought against it,

English Standard Version
Then Joshua and all Israel with him turned back to Debir and fought against it

New Century Version
Then Joshua and the Israelites went back to Debir and attacked it.

New English Translation
Joshua and all Israel turned to Debir and fought against it.

Amplified Bible
Then Joshua and all Israel with him returned to Debir, and fought against it.

New American Standard Bible
Then Joshua and all Israel with him returned to Debir, and they fought against it.

Geneva Bible (1587)
So Ioshua returned, and all Israel with him to Debir, and fought against it.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then Joshua and all Israel with him returned to Debir, and they fought against it.

Contemporary English Version
Joshua and the Israelite army turned and attacked Debir.

Complete Jewish Bible
Y'hoshua turned back, and all Isra'el with him, to D'vir and fought against it.

Darby Translation
And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and fought against it.

Easy-to-Read Version
Then Joshua and all the Israelites went back to Debir and attacked it.

George Lamsa Translation
Then Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and fought against it;

Good News Translation
Then Joshua and his army turned back to Debir and attacked it.

Literal Translation
And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir, and fought against it.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then turned Iosua agayne with all Israel towarde Debir, and fought agaynst it,

American Standard Version
And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir, and fought against it:

Bible in Basic English
And Joshua and all Israel with him went on to make an attack on Debir;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Iosuah returned, and all Israel with him to Dabir, & fought against it.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Joshua turned back, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and fought against it.

King James Version (1611)
And Ioshua returned, and all Israel with him to Debir, and fought against it.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Joshua and all Israel returned to Dabir; and they encamped about it;

English Revised Version
And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and fought against it:

Berean Standard Bible
Finally Joshua and all Israel with him turned toward Debir and fought against it.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Fro thennus he turnyde in to Dabir, and took it, and wastide;

Young's Literal Translation
And Joshua turneth back, and all Israel with him, to Debir, and fighteth against it,

Update Bible Version
And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir, and fought against it:

Webster's Bible Translation
And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and fought against it:

World English Bible
Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir, and fought against it:

New King James Version
Then Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and they fought against it.

New Living Translation
Then Joshua and the Israelites turned back and attacked Debir.

New Life Bible
Then Joshua and all Israel returned to Debir. And they fought against it.

New Revised Standard
Then Joshua, with all Israel, turned back to Debir and assaulted it,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then Joshua turned back, and all Israel with him, unto Debir, - and fought against it;

Douay-Rheims Bible
Returning from thence to Dabir,

Revised Standard Version
Then Joshua, with all Israel, turned back to Debir and assaulted it,

THE MESSAGE
Then Joshua, all Israel with him, turned toward Debir and attacked it. He captured it, its king, and its villages. They killed everyone. They put everyone and everything under the holy curse. No survivors. Debir and its king got the same treatment as Hebron and its king, and Libnah and its king.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then Joshua and all Israel with him returned to Debir, and they fought against it.

Contextual Overview

²⁸On that day Joshua captured Makkedah and struck it down with the sword, including its king. He completely destroyed it and everyone in it, leaving no survivors. So he treated the king of Makkedah as he had the king of Jericho. ²⁹Joshua and all Israel with him crossed from Makkedah to Libnah and fought against Libnah. ³⁰The Lord also handed it and its king over to Israel. He struck it down, putting everyone in it to the sword, and left no survivors in it. He treated Libnah’s king as he had the king of Jericho. ³¹From Libnah, Joshua and all Israel with him crossed to Lachish. They laid siege to it and attacked it. ³²The Lord handed Lachish over to Israel, and Joshua captured it on the second day. He struck it down, putting everyone in it to the sword, just as he had done to Libnah. ³³At that time King Horam of Gezer went to help Lachish, but Joshua struck him down along with his people, leaving no survivors. ³⁴Then Joshua crossed from Lachish to Eglon and all Israel with him. They laid siege to it and attacked it. ³⁵On that day they captured it and struck it down, putting everyone in it to the sword. He completely destroyed it that day, just as he had done to Lachish. ³⁶Next, Joshua and all Israel with him went up from Eglon to Hebron and attacked it. ³⁷They captured it and struck down its king, all its villages, and everyone in it with the sword. He left no survivors, just as he had done at Eglon. He completely destroyed Hebron and everyone in it.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Debir: Debir was situated in the south of the tribe of Judah, near Hebron. The expression of Joshua's returning to Debir, probably denotes, that having carried his conquests in the southern parts as far as Gaza - Joshua 10:41, which was in the south-west angle of Canaan, he then marched back to besiege Debir. Joshua 12:13, Joshua 15:15, Joshua 15:49, Joshua 21:15, Judges 1:11-15

Reciprocal: Joshua 15:7 - Debir 1 Chronicles 6:58 - Debir

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir,.... A city, according to Kimchi, which he passed by when he went to Hebron, and did not fight against it; but, when he had taken Hebron, returned and took it; and which Bunting h says was but a mile from it, and twenty two miles from Jerusalem, towards the south; it is the same with Kirjathsepher and Kirjathsannah, Joshua 15:15; the city of a book or books; and the Rabbins say i, that with the Persians Debir signifies the same, and had its name from a library which was here kept, or from the archives in which the most memorable things since the flood were recorded; or from the making of paper or parchment, or whatsoever was made use of for writing, and of which volumes of books were made:

and fought against it; it refusing to submit to him upon his summons.

h Travels of the Patriarchs, &c. p. 96. i T. Bab. Avodah Zarah, fol. 24. 2.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Joshua returned - The words mark a change in the direction of the march. Joshua from Hebron turned to the southwest, and attacked Debir or Kirjath-sepher and its dependencies Joshua 15:15.