The Meaning of Joshua 11:18 Explained

Joshua 11:18

KJV: Joshua made war a long time with all those kings.

YLT: Many days hath Joshua made with all these kings war;

Darby: Joshua made war a long time with all those kings.

ASV: Joshua made war a long time with all those kings.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Joshua  made  war  a long  time  with all those kings. 

What does Joshua 11:18 Mean?

Study Notes

long time
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at one time
Cf. Joshua 11:18 . As the context shows, the verse refer to different parts of Palestine and different kings.

Context Summary

Joshua 11:16-23 - Much Land Yet To Be Possessed
We do not know how long the war lasted. Probably about seven years, Joshua 14:10 (forty-five less thirty-eight). It was only in David's reign that the Canaanites were finally subdued. Note that Joshua took the land and then gave it to Israel. So Christ received the fullness of the Spirit and all spiritual blessings as the Trustee of those who believe; but we must claim and appropriate our heritage. So at last there will be rest, Joshua 11:23.
With Joshua 13:1 begins the second division of this book. A Doomsday Book! How significant is the sentence, "Much land to be possessed." This is true of tracts of the Bible, seldom read by ordinary Christians; of regions of experience, such as those alluded to in Colossians 3:1-4; and of countries in the world which have never been trodden by the feet of the missionary!
Read also Joshua 13:13. What pathos it contains! Either they did not believe in God's assurances, or were too indolent to claim them! [source]

Chapter Summary: Joshua 11

1  Diverse kings overcome at the waters of Merom
10  Hazor is taken and burnt
16  All the country taken by Joshua
21  The Anakims cut off
23  The land rests from war

What do the individual words in Joshua 11:18 mean?

A time long made Joshua with all kings these war
יָמִ֣ים רַבִּ֗ים עָשָׂ֧ה יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ אֶת־ כָּל־ הַמְּלָכִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה מִלְחָמָֽה

יָמִ֣ים  A  time 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
רַבִּ֗ים  long 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: רַב 
Sense: much, many, great.
עָשָׂ֧ה  made 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ  Joshua 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְהֹושֻׁעַ  
Sense: son of Nun of the tribe of Ephraim and successor to Moses as the leader of the children of Israel; led the conquest of Canaan.
הַמְּלָכִ֥ים  kings 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
הָאֵ֖לֶּה  these 
Parse: Article, Pronoun, common plural
Root: אֵהֶל 
Sense: these.
מִלְחָמָֽה  war 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: מִלְחָמָה  
Sense: battle, war.

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