Joshua 10:38 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and fought against it:

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Then Joshua and all the Israelite army turned back and went to Debir, where they attacked the city.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse shows Joshua leading Israel's military campaign as they systematically conquered the cities in the Promised Land.

📚 Historical Context

This takes place during Joshua's southern campaign in Canaan, where he was methodically conquering the cities that had formed an alliance against Israel. Debir was a Canaanite royal city located in the hill country, and this attack was part of God's command to take possession of the Promised Land after the Israelites' exodus from Egypt.

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When Joshua and all the Israelites saw that their hidden soldiers had captured the city and that smoke was rising from it, they turned around and attacked the men of Ai.

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When the men of Ai looked back, they saw smoke from their city rising up to the sky, and they had no way to escape in any direction. The Israelite soldiers who had pretended to flee into the wilderness now turned around and attacked their pursuers.

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