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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.

And all the cities {H5892} of those kings {H4428}, and all the kings {H4428} of them, did Joshua {H3091} take {H3920}, and smote {H5221} them with the edge {H6310} of the sword {H2719}, and he utterly destroyed {H2763} them, as Moses {H4872} the servant {H5650} of the LORD {H3068} commanded {H6680}.

Y'hoshua captured all the cities of those kings and the kings as well; he defeated them with the sword and completely destroyed them, as Moshe the servant of ADONAI had ordered.

Joshua captured all these kings and their cities and put them to the sword. He devoted them to destruction, as Moses the LORD’s servant had commanded.

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

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Cross-References

  • Deuteronomy 7:2 (5 votes)

    And when the LORD thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, [and] utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them:

  • Deuteronomy 20:16 (5 votes)

    But of the cities of these people, which the LORD thy God doth give thee [for] an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth:

  • Deuteronomy 20:17 (5 votes)

    But thou shalt utterly destroy them; [namely], the Hittites, and the Amorites, the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee:

  • Numbers 33:50 (3 votes)

    ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan [near] Jericho, saying,

  • Numbers 33:53 (3 votes)

    And ye shall dispossess [the inhabitants] of the land, and dwell therein: for I have given you the land to possess it.

  • Joshua 10:30 (2 votes)

    And the LORD delivered it also, and the king thereof, into the hand of Israel; and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that [were] therein; he let none remain in it; but did unto the king thereof as he did unto the king of Jericho.

  • Joshua 10:37 (2 votes)

    And they took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof, and all the souls that [were] therein; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon; but destroyed it utterly, and all the souls that [were] therein.