Joshua Chapter 11 verse 18 Holy Bible
Joshua made war a long time with all those kings.
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For a long time Joshua made war on all those kings.
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Joshua made war a long time with all those kings.
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Joshua made war a long time with all those kings.
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Joshua made war a long time with all those kings.
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Joshua made war a long time with all those kings.
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Many days hath Joshua made with all these kings war;
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 18. - A long time. Hebrew, many days. The campaign in southern Israel lasted for weeks, perhaps even months. But the campaign in northern Palestine must have lasted longer. The vast host which gathered at the waters of Merom was destroyed, but the task of capturing the innumerable cities which dotted that region must have been a protracted one. We may, with Josephus, infer from Joshua 14:10 that it occupied five years, or perhaps, with other of the ancient Rabbis, seven years, since the wanderings in the wilderness after the rebellion of the Israelites lasted thirty-eight years.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(18) A long time.--See Note on Joshua 14:10. The war seems to have lasted seven years, a long time when compared with the desultory incursions and single campaigns which made up the greater part of ancient warfare, when there were no standing armies.