Joshua 10:39 Meaning and Explanation
“And he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining: as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; as he had done also to Libnah, and to her king.”
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Read Full Chapter →Debir and its towns are taken and devoted to destruction like Hebron and Libnah.
What Does Joshua 10:39 Mean?
Debir falls with its king and its surrounding towns, devoted to destruction as Hebron and Libnah had been. The comparison to cities already conquered binds the whole campaign together into one consistent work of judgment. None is left remaining.
By drawing the cities into a single pattern, as he had done to one, so he did to another, the narrator presents the conquest as one unified act carried out under God's command. The judgment falls evenly, without favoritism. For the reader, the cumulative force of these accounts is a summons to take God seriously, both in His justice toward sin and in the refuge He offers to all who seek Him.
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What does Joshua 10:39 mean?
Debir and its towns are taken and devoted to destruction like Hebron and Libnah.