Joshua 10:36

36 Joshua, all Israel with him, went up from Eglon to Hebron. He attacked

Joshua 10:36 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 10:36

And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, unto
Hebron
Which lay in the hill country, and therefore they are said to go up to it from Eglon, which lay lower; and, according to Bunting {g}, it was sixteen miles from it:

and they fought against it;
it making some resistance at first, and did not surrender at once, as demanded.

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FOOTNOTES:

F7 Ibid. (Travels of the Patriarchs p. 96.)

Joshua 10:36 In-Context

34 Joshua, all Israel with him, moved on from Lachish to Eglon. They set up camp and attacked.

35 They captured it and killed everyone, carrying out the holy curse, the same as they had done with Lachish.

36 Joshua, all Israel with him, went up from Eglon to Hebron. He attacked

37 and captured it. They killed everyone, including its king, its villages, and their people. No survivors, the same as with Eglon. They carried out the holy curse on city and people.

38 Then Joshua, all Israel with him, turned toward Debir and attacked it.