Joshua 10:42

42 He captured all these cities and their kings on one trip, because the Lord, the God of Israel, was fighting for Israel.

Joshua 10:42 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 10:42

And all these kings, and their land, did Joshua take at one
time
Not in one day, but in a very short time, in a few days, as the history clearly shows:

because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel;
which is the true reason of such quick dispatch being made, otherwise in all probability much longer time must have been consumed in subduing them. The Targum is,

``because the Lord God of Israel fought by his Word for Israel.''

Joshua 10:42 In-Context

40 So Joshua defeated all the kings of the cities of these areas: the mountains, southern Canaan, the western hills, and the slopes. The Lord, the God of Israel, had told Joshua to completely destroy all the people as an offering to the Lord, so he left no one alive in those places.

41 Joshua captured all the cities from Kadesh Barnea to Gaza, and from Goshen to Gibeon.

42 He captured all these cities and their kings on one trip, because the Lord, the God of Israel, was fighting for Israel.

43 Then Joshua and all the Israelites returned to their camp at Gilgal.