Joshua 10:24

10:24 When they brought the kings out to Joshua, he ¹  summoned all the men of Israel and said to the commanders of the troops who accompanied him, “Come here ²  and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So they came up ³  and put their feet on their necks.

Joshua 10:1

Israel Defeats an Amorite Coalition

10:1 Adoni-Zedek, king of Jerusalem, ⁴  heard how Joshua captured Ai and annihilated it and its king as he did Jericho ⁵  and its king. ⁶  He also heard how ⁷  the people of Gibeon made peace with Israel and lived among them.

Joshua 15:33

15:33 These cities were ⁸  in the lowlands: ⁹  Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,

Psalms 149:9

149:9 and execute the judgment to which their enemies ¹⁰  have been sentenced. ¹¹ 

All his loyal followers will be vindicated. ¹² 

Praise the Lord!

[10:24]  ¹ tn Heb “Joshua.” The translation has replaced the proper name with the pronoun (“he”) because a repetition of the proper name here would be redundant according to English style.

[10:24]  ² tn Or “Draw near.”

[10:24]  ³ tn Or “drew near.”

[10:1]  ⁴ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[10:1]  ⁵ map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[10:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “as he had done to Jericho and to its king, so he did to Ai and to its king.”

[10:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “and how.”

[15:33]  ⁸ tn The words “these cities were” have been supplied for English stylistic reasons.

[15:33]  ⁹ tn Or “the foothills”; Heb “the Shephelah.”

[149:9]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “they”; the referent (the enemies of the people of God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[149:9]  ¹¹ tn Heb “to do against them judgment [that] is written.”

[149:9]  ¹² tn Heb “it is honor for all his godly ones.” The judgment of the oppressive kings will bring vindication and honor to God’s people (see vv. 4-5).