Joshua 10:35 Meaning and Explanation
“And they took it on that day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein he utterly destroyed that day, according to all that he had done to Lachish.”
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Read Full Chapter →Eglon is taken the same day and devoted to destruction like Lachish.
What Does Joshua 10:35 Mean?
Eglon falls on the very day the siege begins, struck with the sword and wholly devoted to destruction, as Lachish had been. The swiftness of this capture contrasts with the second-day fall of Lachish, showing again that the timing of God's deliverances varies from place to place.
The account keeps to its solemn pattern, recording the judgment without embellishment. Each city is dealt with according to the same standard, a sobering uniformity. The reader is reminded that these are not random conquests but the carrying out of a declared judgment upon the land. The steadiness of the report reflects the steadiness of God's justice, which shows no partiality.
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What does Joshua 10:35 mean?
Eglon is taken the same day and devoted to destruction like Lachish.