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.

[24:8]  ¹ tn Or “took possession of.”

[24:9]  ² tn Heb “arose and fought.”

[24:9]  ³ tn Heb “sent and called.”

[24:9]  ⁴ tn Or “to curse.”

[24:10]  ⁵ 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).

[24:10]  ⁶ tn Heb “blessing.” Balaam’s “blessings” were actually prophecies of how God would prosper Israel.

[24:10]  ⁷ tn Heb “hand.”

[24:11]  ⁸ map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[24:11]  ⁹ tn Or perhaps, “citizens.”