Joshua 24:9 (DRB)

Passage

And Balac son of Sephor king of Moab arose and fought against Israel. And he sent and called for Balaam son of Beor, to curse you:

Nearby Context

Joshua 24:7 And the children of Israel cried to the Lord: and he put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea upon them, and covered them. Your eyes saw all that I did in Egypt, and you dwelt in the wilderness a long time.

Joshua 24:8 And I brought you into the land of the Amorrhite, who dwelt beyond the Jordan. And when they fought against you, I delivered them into your hands, and you possessed their land, and slew them.

Joshua 24:9 And Balac son of Sephor king of Moab arose and fought against Israel. And he sent and called for Balaam son of Beor, to curse you:

Joshua 24:10 And I would not hear him, but on the contrary I blessed you by him, and I delivered you out of his hand.

Joshua 24:11 And you passed over the Jordan, and you came to Jericho. And the men of that city fought against you, the Amorrhite, and the Pherezite, and the Chanaanite, and the Hethite, and the Gergesite, and the Hevite, and the Jebusite: and I delivered them into your hands.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "balac", "sephor", "king", "moab", "arose", "fought", and "against". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "balac", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "And I brought you into the land..." into verse 10's "And I would not hear him but...", so "called" and "balac" belong inside that flow. In Joshua context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "called" and "balac" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.