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Joshua 11:12 Cross-References

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And all the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them, did Joshua take, and smote them with the edge of the sword, and he utterly destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the LORD commanded.

Joshua 11:12 (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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Mosesled Israel out of Egypt in the Exodus (EXO 13:3)

Commentary on Joshua 11:12

All the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them, did Joshua take—The comprehensive victory over multiple city-states fulfilled God's promise to give Israel the land. The verb take (לָכַד, lakhad, capture/seize) emphasizes military conquest, while utterly destroyed (הֶחֱרִים, hecherim) again invokes herem devotion to God.As Moses the servant of the LORD commanded—This phrase anchors Joshua's actions in covenantal obedience, not personal vendetta. The title servant of the LORD (עֶבֶד יְהוָה, eved YHWH) appears 40 times for Moses, emphasizing that conquest fulfilled divine mandate transm...

Source: KJV Study Commentary

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