Josué 11:10

Listen to Josué 11:10
10 Por ese mismo tiempo Josu茅 volvi贸 y se apoder贸 de Hazor e hiri贸 a espada a su rey; porque Hazor antes hab铆a sido cabeza de todos estos reinos.

Josué 11:10 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 11:10

And Joshua at that time turned back and took Hazor
After he had chased the Canaanites to the places mentioned, he returned to Hazor, near to which Joshua first fell upon them, but through the pursuit he was led on many miles beyond it: Bunting says F23, it was thirty two miles from Sidon:

and smote the king thereof with the sword;
who, very probably, upon the surprise at the waters of Merom, fled to his capital for safety; but that being taken by Joshua, he was slain by him with the sword:

for Hazor beforetime was the head of all those kingdoms;
before mentioned, ( Joshua 11:1 ) ; but not of all the land of Canaan: Jerom F24 says, it was the metropolis of all the kingdoms of the Philistines; and though they were not now subject to it, and had kings of their own, yet it appears that the king of this place was in great authority, and regard was paid unto him; and this seems to be the reason why Joshua hasted to take this city, slay the king of it, and burn it with fire, because it had been the principal in this war, and might, if not prevented, raise new troubles; wherefore, as a precaution to that, and to deter the rest, he hastened the conquest and destruction of it.


FOOTNOTES:

F23 Travels, p. 96.
F24 De loc. Heb. fol. 88. B.
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Josué 11:10 In-Context

8 Y el SE脩OR los entreg贸 en manos de Israel, los derrotaron y los persiguieron hasta Sid贸n la grande, hasta Misrefot-maim y hasta el valle de Mizpa al oriente; los hirieron hasta que no les qued贸 sobreviviente alguno.
9 Y Josu茅 hizo con ellos como el SE脩OR le hab铆a mandado: desjarret贸 sus caballos y quem贸 sus carros a fuego.
10 Por ese mismo tiempo Josu茅 volvi贸 y se apoder贸 de Hazor e hiri贸 a espada a su rey; porque Hazor antes hab铆a sido cabeza de todos estos reinos.
11 E hirieron a filo de espada a todas las personas que hab铆a en ella, destruy茅ndolas por completo; no qued贸 nadie con vida, y a Hazor le prendi贸 fuego.
12 Y tom贸 Josu茅 todas las ciudades de estos reyes, y a todos sus reyes, los hiri贸 a filo de espada y los destruy贸 por completo; tal como Mois茅s, siervo del SE脩OR, hab铆a ordenado.
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