Joshua 24:10 (GNV)

Passage

But I would not heare Balaam: therefore he blessed you, and I deliuered you out of his hand.

Nearby Context

Joshua 24:8 After, I brought you into the land of the Amorites, which dwelt beyond Iorden, and they fought with you: but I gaue them into your hand, and ye possessed their countrey, and I destroyed them out of your sight.

Joshua 24:9 Also Balak the sonne of Zippor King of Moab arose and warred against Israel, and sent to call Balaam the sonne of Beor for to curse you,

Joshua 24:10 But I would not heare Balaam: therefore he blessed you, and I deliuered you out of his hand.

Joshua 24:11 And ye went ouer Iorden, and came vnto Iericho, and the men of Iericho fought against you, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Girgashites, the Hiuites and the Iebusites, and I deliuered them into your hand.

Joshua 24:12 And I sent hornets before you, which cast them out before you, euen the two kings of the Amorites, and not with thy sword, nor with thy bow.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "heare", "balaam", "therefore", "blessed", "deliuered", and "hand". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "heare" and "balaam", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "Also Balak the sonne of Zippor King..." into verse 11's "And ye went ouer Iorden and came...", so "heare" and "balaam" 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 "heare" and "balaam" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.