Josué 10:10

10 A su vez, el SEÑOR llenó de pánico a los amorreos ante la presencia del ejército israelita, y este les infligió una tremenda derrota en Gabaón. A los que huyeron los persiguieron por el camino de Bet Jorón, y acabaron con ellos por toda la vía que va a Azeca y Maquedá.

Josué 10:10 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 10:10

And the Lord discomfited them before Israel
Disturbed, troubled, and frightened them, at the appearance and presence of the people of Israel; they were thrown into terror and confusion upon their approach, being so sudden and unexpected:

and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon;
by the Israelites, who came upon them suddenly:

and chased them along the way that goeth up to Bethhoron;
there were two places of this name, the upper and the nether, both built by Sherah, the daughter or granddaughter of Ephraim, ( 1 Chronicles 7:24 ) ; therefore here so called by anticipation. It was about an hundred furlongs, or twelve miles and a half, according to Josephus ^F15, from Jerusalem, which agrees with Eusebius and Jerom; and from Gibeon thither, it was fifty furlongs, or six miles and a quarter; so far the kings were pursued by Joshua and his army, at least unto the ascent of it; for being built on a hill, it had an ascent on one side, and a descent on the other, after mentioned, and both were very narrow passages; of the former it is said in the Talmud ^F16, that if two camels go up the ascent to Bethhoron, they both fall; upon which the gloss says, it is a narrow place, and there is no way to turn to the right hand, or the left:

and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah;
the former of which is placed by Jerom ^F17 between Eleutheropolis and Jerusalem, and was a village in his days, and the other eight miles from Eleutheropolis, and both in the tribe of Judah, see ( Joshua 15:35 Joshua 15:41 ) ; according to Bunting {r}, they were both eight miles from Jerusalem towards the west.

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FOOTNOTES:

F15 Antiqu. l. 20. c. 4. sect. 4.
F16 T. Bab. Sanhedrin, fol. 32. 2.
F17 De loc. Heb. fol. 88. A. & 93. C.
F18 Travels p. 98.

Josué 10:10 In-Context

8 Y el SEÑOR le dijo a Josué: «No tiembles ante ellos, pues yo te los entrego; ninguno de ellos podrá resistirte».

9 Después de marchar toda la noche desde Guilgal, Josué los atacó por sorpresa.

10 A su vez, el SEÑOR llenó de pánico a los amorreos ante la presencia del ejército israelita, y este les infligió una tremenda derrota en Gabaón. A los que huyeron los persiguieron por el camino de Bet Jorón, y acabaron con ellos por toda la vía que va a Azeca y Maquedá.

11 Mientras los amorreos huían de Israel, entre Bet Jorón y Azeca, el SEÑOR mandó del cielo una tremenda granizada que mató a más gente de la que el ejército israelita había matado a filo de espada.

12 Ese día en que el SEÑOR entregó a los amorreos en manos de los israelitas, Josué le dijo al SEÑOR en presencia de todo el pueblo:«Sol, deténte en Gabaón,luna, párate sobre Ayalón».