Joshua 24:9 (GNV)

Passage

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,

Nearby Context

Joshua 24:7 Then they cryed vnto the Lord, and he put a darkenesse betweene you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea vpon them, and couered them: so your eyes haue seene what I haue done in Egypt also ye dwelt in the wildernesse a long season.

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.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "After I brought you into the land..." into verse 10's "But I would not heare Balaam therefore...", so "balak" and "sonne" 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 "balak" and "sonne" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.