10:15

Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal: The phrase all Israel refers to the Israelite army. It may be more natural in some languages to translate the two subjects, Joshua and all Israel, as one compound phrase. For example:

then Joshua and the entire Israelite army returned to their camp at Gilgal

General Comment on 10:6–15

These verses tell the story of the battle against the Amorites, which is completed in verse 15. Verses 16–21 tell the story of the five Amorite kings who fled and hid in a cave. The Contemporary English Version supplies some implicit information with verse 15:

After the battle, Joshua and the Israelites went back to their camp at Gilgal. (Contemporary English Version)

This implicit information may help to clarify the transition between verse 15 and 16.

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