Joshua 11:13
Yet Israel did not burn any of the cities built on their mounds, except Hazor, which Joshua burned.
But as for the cities that stood still in their strength, Israel burned none of them, save Hazor only; that did Joshua burn.
Note in their…: Heb. on their heap
But as for the cities that stood on their mounds, Israel burned none of them, except Hazor only. Joshua burned that.
But as for the cities that stood on their mounds, Israel burned none of them, save Hazor only; that did Joshua burn.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- in their
- Heb. on their heap. The Vulgate, Syriac, Onkelos and Waterland render {âl tillom,} "on their hills." As the cities of the plain might be easily attacked and carried, Joshua destroyed them; but as those on mountains, hills, or other eminences, might be retained by him with little trouble, prudence would dictate their preservation.
- Jeremiah 30:18