9After an all-night march from Gilgal, Joshua took them by surprise.


In Context

6 The Gibeonites then sent word to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal: "Do not abandon your servants. Come up to us quickly and save us! Help us, because all the Amorite kings from the hill country have joined forces against us."

7 So Joshua marched up from Gilgal with his entire army, including all the best fighting men.

8 The Lord said to Joshua, "Do not be afraid of them; I have given them into your hand. Not one of them will be able to withstand you."

9 After an all-night march from Gilgal, Joshua took them by surprise.

10 The Lord threw them into confusion before Israel, who defeated them in a great victory at Gibeon. Israel pursued them along the road going up to Beth Horon and cut them down all the way to Azekah and Makkedah.

11 As they fled before Israel on the road down from Beth Horon to Azekah, the Lord hurled large hailstones down on them from the sky, and more of them died from the hailstones than were killed by the swords of the Israelites.

Joshua 10:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:9Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly, [and] went up from Gilgal all night.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:9Joshua therefore came to them suddenly, and went up from Gilgal all night.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

10:9So Josue going up from Galgal all the night, came upon them suddenly.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

10:9Joshua therefore came upon them suddenly; for he went up from Gilgal all the night.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:9And Joshua came upon them suddenly; he went up from Gilgal all night.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

10:9Joshua therefore came upon them suddenly; for he went up from Gilgal all the night.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:9Joshua therefore came to them suddenly, and went up from Gilgal all night.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:9Joshua therefore came on them suddenly. He went up from Gilgal all night.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

10:9And Joshua cometh in unto them suddenly (all the night he hath gone up from Gilgal),