Joshua 11:13 meaning and explanation

Yet Israel did not burn any of the cities built on their mounds, except Hazor, which Joshua burned.

Joshua 11:13, Berean Standard Bible

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Joshua 11 narrates Israel's northern campaign, where a coalition of kings gathered at the waters of Merom and the LORD gave them into Joshua's hand. Verse 13 sits inside that report, noting a deliberate exception: Israel left the cities built on their mounds standing, but burned Hazor alone.

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