Joshua 10:19 “But you, do not stop there. Pursue your enemies and attack them from b…”

Joshua 10:19

But you, do not stop there. Pursue your enemies and attack them from behind. Do not let them reach their cities, for the LORD your God has delivered them into your hand.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And stay ye not, but pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities: for the LORD your God hath delivered them into your hand.

World English Bible

but don’t stay there. Pursue your enemies, and attack them from the rear. Don’t allow them to enter into their cities; for the LORD your God has delivered them into your hand.”

American Standard Version

but stay not ye; pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities: for Jehovah your God hath delivered them into your hand.

Geneva Bible 1599

But stand ye not still: follow after your enemies, and smite all the hindmost, suffer them not to enter into their cities: for the Lord your God hath giuen them into your hand.

Darby Translation

And ye, stay not, pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities; for Jehovah your God has given them into your hand.

Young's Literal Translation

and ye, stand not, pursue after your enemies, and ye have smitten the hindmost of them; suffer them not to go in unto their cities, for Jehovah your God hath given them into your hand.'

Bible in Basic English

But do you, without waiting, go after their army, attacking them from the back; do not let them get into their towns, for the Lord your God has given them into your hands.

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Cross references

“stay ye”

Psalm 18:37–41 Jeremiah 48:10

Psalm 18:37–41 · BSB

I pursued my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.

Jeremiah 48:10 · BSB

Cursed is the one who is remiss in doing the work of the LORD, and cursed is he who withholds his sword from bloodshed.

“smite”

Isaiah 9:14 Isaiah 9:15

Isaiah 9:14 · BSB

So the LORD will cut off Israel’s head and tail, both palm branch and reed in a single day.

Isaiah 9:15 · BSB

The head is the elder and honorable man, and the tail is the prophet who teaches lies.

“suffer them”

Joshua 10:20 2 Samuel 17:13 2 Samuel 20:6 Jeremiah 8:14

Joshua 10:20 · BSB

So Joshua and the Israelites continued to inflict a terrible slaughter until they had finished them off, and the remaining survivors retreated to the fortified cities.

2 Samuel 17:13 · BSB

If he retreats to a city, all Israel will bring ropes to that city, and we will drag it down to the valley until not even a pebble can be found there.”

2 Samuel 20:6 · BSB

And David said to Abishai, “Now Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more harm than Absalom. Take your lord’s servants and pursue him, or he will find fortified cities and elude us. ”

Jeremiah 8:14 · BSB

Why are we just sitting here? Gather together, let us flee to the fortified cities and perish there, for the LORD our God has doomed us. He has given us poisoned water to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

18So Joshua said, “Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and post men there to guard them.

20So Joshua and the Israelites continued to inflict a terrible slaughter until they had finished them off, and the remaining survivors retreated to the fortified cities.

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