The Meaning of Joshua 9:2 Explained

Joshua 9:2

KJV: That they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.

YLT: that they gather themselves together to fight with Joshua, and with Israel -- one mouth.

Darby: that they assembled together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.

ASV: that they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

That they gathered  themselves together,  to fight  with Joshua  and with Israel,  with one  accord. 

What does Joshua 9:2 Mean?

Context Summary

Joshua 9:1-15 - Deceived By The Gibeonites
The presence of common peril forced the nations of Canaan to combine for self-preservation. Would that the various sections of the visible Church might see their way to a similar policy in view of the evil in the world!
Gibeon lay five miles north of Jerusalem. The name means "built on a hill." The Church has suffered more from the wiles of the devil than from his attacks. The deceitfulness of sin is most to be dreaded. Better to meet Caiaphas than Judas, and a black devil than a white one.
How often we act without asking the counsel of God! Yet when once an oath is taken which does not absolutely conflict with morality, God holds us to it, 2 Samuel 21:1. By this impressive instance we are taught to wait on God before making our decisions, which are apt to become irrevocable, Psalms 127:2. [source]

Chapter Summary: Joshua 9

1  The kings combine against Israel
3  The Gibeonites by craft obtain a league
22  They are condemned to perpetual bondage

What do the individual words in Joshua 9:2 mean?

that they gathered together to fight with Joshua and Israel with accord one -
וַיִּֽתְקַבְּצ֣וּ יַחְדָּ֔ו לְהִלָּחֵ֥ם עִם־ יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ וְעִם־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל פֶּ֖ה אֶחָֽד פ

וַיִּֽתְקַבְּצ֣וּ  that  they  gathered 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hitpael, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: קָבַץ  
Sense: to gather, assemble.
יַחְדָּ֔ו  together 
Parse: Adverb
Root: יַחַד 
Sense: union, unitedness adv.
לְהִלָּחֵ֥ם  to  fight 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Nifal, Infinitive construct
Root: לָחַם 
Sense: to fight, do battle, make war.
יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ  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.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל  Israel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
פֶּ֖ה  with  accord 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: פֶּה  
Sense: mouth.
אֶחָֽד  one 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: אֶחָד  
Sense: one (number).
פ  - 
Parse: Punctuation