Joshua 24:8-11

24:8 Then I brought you to the land of the Amorites who lived east of the Jordan. They fought with you, but I handed them over to you; you conquered ¹  their land and I destroyed them from before you. 24:9 Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, launched an attack ²  against Israel. He summoned ³  Balaam son of Beor to call down judgment ⁴  on you. 24:10 I refused to respond to Balaam; he kept ⁵  prophesying good things about ⁶  you, and I rescued you from his power. ⁷  24:11 You crossed the Jordan and came to Jericho. ⁸  The leaders ⁹  of Jericho, as well as the Amorites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hittites, Girgashites, Hivites, and Jebusites, fought with you, but I handed them over to you.

¹ tn Or “took possession of.”

² tn Heb “arose and fought.”

³ tn Heb “sent and called.”

⁴ tn Or “to curse.”

³ tn The infinitive absolute follows the finite verb in the Hebrew text and indicates continuation or repetition of the action. Balaam pronounced several oracles of blessing over Israel (see Num 23-24).

⁴ tn Heb “blessing.” Balaam’s “blessings” were actually prophecies of how God would prosper Israel.

⁵ tn Heb “hand.”

⁴ map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.

⁵ tn Or perhaps, “citizens.”