Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote him and his people, until he had left him none remaining.
Then Horam, the king of Gezer, came up to help defend Lachish; but Joshua attacked him and his people, completely defeating them until no one was left alive.
This verse describes how Joshua decisively defeated King Horam of Gezer when he tried to help the besieged city of Lachish.
📚 Historical Context
This event occurred during Joshua's conquest of Canaan around 1400 BC, when the Israelites were taking possession of the Promised Land. Gezer was a significant Canaanite city-state, and King Horam's attempt to form an alliance with Lachish shows how local rulers tried to unite against the advancing Israelites. The complete destruction described here was part of God's command to drive out the pagan nations from the land He had promised to Abraham's descendants.
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