Joshua 10:37 meaning and explanation
They captured it and put to the sword its king, all its villages, and all the people. Joshua left no survivors, just as he had done at Eglon; he devoted to destruction Hebron and everyone in it.
Joshua 10:37, Berean Standard Bible
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Joshua 10 tells of a single swift campaign after Israel came to Gibeon's aid, defeating five Amorite kings and then taking city after city in the southern hill country. Verse 37 reports Hebron's capture: its king, its dependent villages and all its people were put to the sword and devoted to destruction, the Hebrew herem, meaning set apart for destruction.
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