And that day Joshua took Makkedah, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof he utterly destroyed, them, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain: and he did to the king of Makkedah as he did unto the king of Jericho.
That same day Joshua captured the city of Makkedah and completely destroyed it with the sword. He killed the king and every person in the city, leaving no survivors. He treated the king of Makkedah exactly the same way he had treated the king of Jericho.
This verse describes Joshua's complete military victory over Makkedah, where he destroyed the entire city and its population as part of Israel's conquest of the Promised Land.
📚 Historical Context
This occurred during Israel's conquest of Canaan around 1400-1200 BC, following their escape from Egypt. Makkedah was a Canaanite city-state whose king had joined a coalition against Israel. The complete destruction described here was part of God's command to remove the pagan nations from the Promised Land to prevent Israel from adopting their religious practices.
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