Joshua 10:42

42 All these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because Yahweh, the God of Israel, fought 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 struck all the land, the hill-country, and the South, and the lowland, and the slopes, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but he utterly destroyed all that breathed, as Yahweh, the God of Israel, commanded.

41 Joshua struck them from Kadesh-barnea even to Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, even to Gibeon.

42 All these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because Yahweh, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.

43 Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp to Gilgal.