Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version There has never been a day like it before or since, a day when the LORD listened to a human being. Surely the LORD was fighting for Israel! New Living Translation There has never been a day like this one before or since, when the LORD answered such a prayer. Surely the LORD fought for Israel that day! English Standard Version There has been no day like it before or since, when the LORD heeded the voice of a man, for the LORD fought for Israel. Berean Standard Bible There has been no day like it before or since, when the LORD listened to the voice of a man, because the LORD fought for Israel. King James Bible And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the LORD hearkened unto the voice of a man: for the LORD fought for Israel. New King James Version And there has been no day like that, before it or after it, that the LORD heeded the voice of a man; for the LORD fought for Israel. New American Standard Bible There was no day like that before it or after it, when the LORD listened to the voice of a man; for the LORD fought for Israel. NASB 1995 There was no day like that before it or after it, when the LORD listened to the voice of a man; for the LORD fought for Israel. NASB 1977 And there was no day like that before it or after it, when the LORD listened to the voice of a man; for the LORD fought for Israel. Legacy Standard Bible And there was no day like that before it or after it, when Yahweh listened to the voice of a man; for Yahweh fought for Israel. Amplified Bible There has not been a day like that before it or after it, when the LORD listened to (heeded) the voice of a man; for the LORD was fighting for Israel. Christian Standard Bible There has been no day like it before or since, when the LORD listened to a man, because the LORD fought for Israel. Holman Christian Standard Bible There has been no day like it before or since, when the LORD listened to the voice of a man, because the LORD fought for Israel. American Standard Version And there was no day like that before it or after it, that Jehovah hearkened unto the voice of a man: for Jehovah fought for Israel. Contemporary English Version Never before and never since has the LORD done anything like that for someone who prayed. The LORD was really fighting for Israel. English Revised Version And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the LORD hearkened unto the voice of a man: for the LORD fought for Israel. GOD'S WORD® Translation Never before or after this day was there anything like it. The LORD did what a man told him to do, because the LORD fought for Israel. Good News Translation Never before, and never since, has there been a day like it, when the LORD obeyed a human being. The LORD fought on Israel's side! International Standard Version There has never been a day like it before or since, when the LORD listened to the voice of a man, because the LORD was fighting on behalf of Israel. Majority Standard Bible There has been no day like it before or since, when the LORD listened to the voice of a man, because the LORD fought for Israel. NET Bible There has not been a day like it before or since. The LORD obeyed a man, for the LORD fought for Israel! New Heart English Bible There was no day like that before it or after it, that the LORD listened to the voice of a man; for the LORD fought for Israel. Webster's Bible Translation And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the LORD hearkened to the voice of a man: for the LORD fought for Israel. World English Bible There was no day like that before it or after it, that Yahweh listened to the voice of a man; for Yahweh fought for Israel. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd there has not been like that day before it or after it, for YHWH’s listening to the voice of a man; for YHWH is fighting for Israel. Young's Literal Translation And there hath not been like that day before it or after it, for Jehovah's hearkening to the voice of a man; for Jehovah is fighting for Israel. Smith's Literal Translation And there was not as that day, before it and after it, that Jehovah heard to the voice of a man: for Jehovah fought for Israel. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThere was not before nor after so long a day, the Lord obeying the voice of a man, and fighting for Israel. Catholic Public Domain Version Never before and never after was there so long a day, as when the Lord obeyed the voice of a man, and fought for Israel. New American Bible Never before or since was there a day like this, when the LORD obeyed the voice of a man; for the LORD fought for Israel. New Revised Standard Version There has been no day like it before or since, when the LORD heeded a human voice; for the LORD fought for Israel. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd there was no day like that before it or after it, when the LORD hearkened to the voice of a man; for the LORD fought for Israel. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And there was not a day like that before it or after it, just as LORD JEHOVAH listened to the voice of Yeshua, because LORD JEHOVAH was making war for Israel OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the LORD hearkened unto the voice of a man; for the LORD fought for Israel. Brenton Septuagint Translation And there was not such a day either before or after, so that God should hearken to a man, because the Lord fought on the side of Israel. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Day the Sun Stood Still…13So the sun stood still and the moon stopped until the nation took vengeance upon its enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? “So the sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day.” 14There has been no day like it before or since, when the LORD listened to the voice of a man, because the LORD fought for Israel. 15Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.… Cross References Exodus 14:14 The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.” 1 Samuel 7:10 As the Philistines drew near to fight against Israel, Samuel was offering up the burnt offering. But that day the LORD thundered loudly against the Philistines and threw them into such confusion that they fled before Israel. 2 Kings 19:35 And that very night the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies! Isaiah 38:8 I will make the sun’s shadow that falls on the stairway of Ahaz go back ten steps.’” So the sunlight went back the ten steps it had descended. Habakkuk 3:11 Sun and moon stood still in their places at the flash of Your flying arrows, at the brightness of Your shining spear. Judges 5:20 From the heavens the stars fought; from their courses they fought against Sisera. 1 Kings 8:56 “Blessed be the LORD, who has given rest to His people Israel according to all that He promised. Not one word has failed of all the good promises He made through His servant Moses. 2 Chronicles 20:15 And he said, “Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Listen, King Jehoshaphat! This is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army, for the battle does not belong to you, but to God. Psalm 18:14 He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them. Psalm 46:10 “Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted over the earth.” Psalm 77:14 You are the God who works wonders; You display Your strength among the peoples. Psalm 136:4 He alone does great wonders. His loving devotion endures forever. Isaiah 28:21 For the LORD will rise up as at Mount Perazim. He will rouse Himself as in the Valley of Gibeon, to do His work, His strange work, and to perform His task, His disturbing task. Matthew 8:27 The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!” Matthew 21:21 “Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen. Treasury of Scripture And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the LORD listened to the voice of a man: for the LORD fought for Israel. there was 2 Kings 20:10,11 And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees: nay, but let the shadow return backward ten degrees… Isaiah 38:8 Behold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees, which is gone down in the sun dial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward. So the sun returned ten degrees, by which degrees it was gone down. the Lord Zechariah 4:6,7 Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts… Matthew 21:21,22 Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done… Mark 11:22-24 And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God… for the Lord Joshua 10:42 And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel. Joshua 23:3 And ye have seen all that the LORD your God hath done unto all these nations because of you; for the LORD your God is he that hath fought for you. Deuteronomy 1:30 The LORD your God which goeth before you, he shall fight for you, according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes; Jump to Previous Ear Hearkened Hearkening Israel Jehovah's Surely VoiceJump to Next Ear Hearkened Hearkening Israel Jehovah's Surely VoiceJoshua 10 1. Five kings war against Gibeon6. Joshua rescues it 10. God fights against them with hailstones 12. The sun and moon stand still at the word of Joshua 16. The five kings are murdered in a cave 22. They are brought forth 24. scornfully used 26. and hanged 28. Seven kings more are conquered 43. Joshua returns to Gilgal There has been no day like it before or since This phrase emphasizes the uniqueness of the event described in the preceding verses, where God intervened in a miraculous way during the battle at Gibeon. The Hebrew word for "day" (יוֹם, yom) can signify a literal 24-hour period or a more extended time. Here, it underscores the extraordinary nature of God's intervention. Historically, this highlights the singularity of God's direct involvement in human affairs, a testament to His sovereignty and power. It serves as a reminder that God's actions are unparalleled and beyond human comprehension. a day when the LORD listened to the voice of a man because the LORD fought for Israel Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew There has beenהָיָ֜ה (hā·yāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be no וְלֹ֨א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no day כַּיּ֤וֹם (kay·yō·wm) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day like it before לְפָנָ֣יו (lə·p̄ā·nāw) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6440: The face or since, וְאַחֲרָ֔יו (wə·’a·ḥă·rāw) Conjunctive waw | Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 310: The hind or following part when the LORD יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel listened לִשְׁמֹ֥עַ (liš·mō·a‘) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently to the voice בְּק֣וֹל (bə·qō·wl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6963: A voice, sound of a man, אִ֑ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person because כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction the LORD יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel fought נִלְחָ֖ם (nil·ḥām) Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 3898: To feed on, to consume, to battle for Israel. לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (lə·yiś·rā·’êl) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc Links Joshua 10:14 NIVJoshua 10:14 NLT Joshua 10:14 ESV Joshua 10:14 NASB Joshua 10:14 KJV Joshua 10:14 BibleApps.com Joshua 10:14 Biblia Paralela Joshua 10:14 Chinese Bible Joshua 10:14 French Bible Joshua 10:14 Catholic Bible OT History: Joshua 10:14 There was no day like that before (Josh. 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