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Joshua 10:28 Cross-References

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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.

Joshua 10:28 (KJV)

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Joshua1 of the 12 spies (called Hoshea)- from Ephraim (NUM 13:8), servant of Moses (EXO 17:9)
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HoramKing of Gezer (JOS 10:33), one of thirty-one kings (JOS 12:12) defeated by Joshua (JOS 12:7)

Commentary on Joshua 10:28

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—this first conquest following the miraculous victory establishes the pattern of herem (חֵרֶם), complete devotion to destruction. The phrase "with the edge of the sword" (lefi-charev, לְפִי־חֶרֶב, literally "by the mouth of the sword") personifies the weapon as devouring its victims, a common Hebrew idiom for total military annihilation.Makkedah's significance lies not in its size but in its cave, where the five Amor...

Source: KJV Study Commentary

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