And they took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof, and all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon; but destroyed it utterly, and all the souls that were therein.
They captured the city and completely destroyed it with the sword, along with its king and all the surrounding towns, and every person living there. Joshua left no survivors, just as he had done to Eglon. He completely wiped out the city and everyone in it.
This verse describes Joshua's complete conquest of another Canaanite city, where he destroyed everyone and everything just as God had commanded him to do with previous cities.
📚 Historical Context
This takes place during Joshua's southern military campaign in Canaan around 1400 BC, as the Israelites were conquering the Promised Land. The verse refers to the capture of Hebron, an important Canaanite city, following the same pattern of complete destruction that Joshua had used against other cities like Eglon. This was part of God's command to the Israelites to completely drive out the Canaanite peoples from the land He had promised to Abraham's descendants.
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