And stay ye not, but pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities: for the LORD your God hath delivered them into your hand.
Don't stop here, but chase after your enemies and attack those at the back of their retreat. Don't let them escape into their cities, because the LORD your God has given you victory over them.
Joshua is telling his soldiers to keep pursuing their retreating enemies because God has already given them the victory.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from the famous battle where Joshua commanded the sun to stand still, allowing Israel to defeat a coalition of five Canaanite kings. Joshua is speaking to his commanders during this decisive military campaign to conquer the Promised Land. The Israelites were in the process of taking possession of Canaan as God had promised to Abraham centuries earlier.
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