Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version After an all-night march from Gilgal, Joshua took them by surprise. New Living Translation Joshua traveled all night from Gilgal and took the Amorite armies by surprise. English Standard Version So Joshua came upon them suddenly, having marched up all night from Gilgal. Berean Standard Bible After marching all night from Gilgal, Joshua caught them by surprise. King James Bible Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly, and went up from Gilgal all night. New King James Version Joshua therefore came upon them suddenly, having marched all night from Gilgal. New American Standard Bible So Joshua came upon them suddenly by marching all night from Gilgal. NASB 1995 So Joshua came upon them suddenly by marching all night from Gilgal. NASB 1977 So Joshua came upon them suddenly by marching all night from Gilgal. Legacy Standard Bible So Joshua came upon them suddenly—he had gone up, marching all night from Gilgal. Amplified Bible So Joshua came upon them suddenly, [surprising them] by marching [uphill] all night from Gilgal. Christian Standard Bible So Joshua caught them by surprise, after marching all night from Gilgal. Holman Christian Standard Bible So Joshua caught them by surprise, after marching all night from Gilgal. American Standard Version Joshua therefore came upon them suddenly; for he went up from Gilgal all the night. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And Yeshua came to them from the stillness. All night he was going up from Galgala Brenton Septuagint Translation And when Joshua came suddenly upon them, he had advanced all the night out of Galgala. Contemporary English Version Joshua marched all night from Gilgal to Gibeon and made a surprise attack on the Amorite camp. Douay-Rheims Bible So Josue going up from Galgal all the night, came upon them suddenly. English Revised Version Joshua therefore came upon them suddenly; for he went up from Gilgal all the night. GOD'S WORD® Translation So Joshua marched all night from Gilgal and took them by surprise. Good News Translation All night Joshua and his army marched from Gilgal to Gibeon, and they made a surprise attack on the Amorites. International Standard Version So after an all-night march from Gilgal, Joshua attacked them by surprise. JPS Tanakh 1917 Joshua therefore came upon them suddenly; for he went up from Gilgal all the night. Literal Standard Version And Joshua comes to them suddenly (all the night he has gone up from Gilgal), Majority Standard Bible After marching all night from Gilgal, Joshua caught them by surprise. New American Bible After an all-night march from Gilgal, Joshua made a surprise attack upon them, NET Bible Joshua attacked them by surprise after marching all night from Gilgal. New Revised Standard Version So Joshua came upon them suddenly, having marched up all night from Gilgal. New Heart English Bible Joshua therefore came on them suddenly. He went up from Gilgal all night. Webster's Bible Translation Joshua therefore came to them suddenly, and went up from Gilgal all night. World English Bible Joshua therefore came to them suddenly. He marched from Gilgal all night. Young's Literal Translation And Joshua cometh in unto them suddenly (all the night he hath gone up from Gilgal), Additional Translations ... Context The Day the Sun Stood Still…8The LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, for I have delivered them into your hand. Not one of them shall stand against you.” 9After marching all night from Gilgal, Joshua caught them by surprise. 10And the LORD threw them into confusion before Israel, who defeated them in a great slaughter at Gibeon, pursued them along the ascent to Beth-horon, and struck them down as far as Azekah and Makkedah.… Cross References Joshua 10:8 The LORD said to Joshua, "Do not be afraid of them, for I have delivered them into your hand. Not one of them shall stand against you." Joshua 10:10 And the LORD threw them into confusion before Israel, who defeated them in a great slaughter at Gibeon, pursued them along the ascent to Beth-horon, and struck them down as far as Azekah and Makkedah. Treasury of Scripture Joshua therefore came to them suddenly, and went up from Gilgal all night. all night 1 Samuel 11:9-11 And they said unto the messengers that came, Thus shall ye say unto the men of Jabeshgilead, To morrow, by that time the sun be hot, ye shall have help. And the messengers came and shewed it to the men of Jabesh; and they were glad… Proverbs 22:29 Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men. Proverbs 24:11,12 If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; … Jump to Previous Attack Joshua March Marched Marching Night Sudden Suddenly SurpriseJump to Next Attack Joshua March Marched Marching Night Sudden Suddenly SurpriseJoshua 10 1. Five kings war against Gibeon6. Joshua rescues it 10. God fights against them with hailstones 12. The sun and moon stand still at the word of Joshua 16. The five kings are murdered in a cave 22. They are brought forth 24. scornfully used 26. and hanged 28. Seven kings more are conquered 43. Joshua returns to Gilgal (9) And went up.--Better thus, And Joshua came upon them suddenly; (for) all the night he had marched (come up) from Gilgal. The expression "went up" is geographically correct, because the line of march from Gilgal to Gibeon is an ascent the whole way.Verse 9. - Suddenly. By a night march, so that he might surprise the confederates at the dawn of day. One of Joshua's chief characteristics as a general was celerity (see Joshua 11:7). Masius praises Joshua for his prudence and diligence, and adds, "Qua arte Julium Caesarem tot victoriis clarum fuisse ne ipse quidem dissimulavit." And went up. There is no "and" in the original. It runs thus: "All the night he went (or had gone) up from Gilgal." Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew After marchingעָלָ֖ה (‘ā·lāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every night הַלַּ֕יְלָה (hal·lay·lāh) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3915: A twist, night, adversity from מִן־ (min-) Preposition Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of Gilgal, הַגִּלְגָּֽל׃ (hag·gil·gāl) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1537: Gilgal -- 'circle (of stones)', the name of several places in Palestine Joshua יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ (yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3091: Joshua -- 'the LORD is salvation', Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Israelites caught וַיָּבֹ֧א (way·yā·ḇō) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go them by surprise. פִּתְאֹ֑ם (piṯ·’ōm) Adverb Strong's 6597: Suddenness, suddenly Links Joshua 10:9 NIVJoshua 10:9 NLT Joshua 10:9 ESV Joshua 10:9 NASB Joshua 10:9 KJV Joshua 10:9 BibleApps.com Joshua 10:9 Biblia Paralela Joshua 10:9 Chinese Bible Joshua 10:9 French Bible Joshua 10:9 Catholic Bible OT History: Joshua 10:9 Joshua therefore came on them suddenly (Josh. 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