Joshua 11:9

9 Joshua did to them as Yahweh bade him: he hamstrung their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire.

Joshua 11:9 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 11:9

And Joshua did unto them as the Lord bade him
Namely, in the following instances:

he houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire;
not consulting his own worldly interest or that of the people of Israel, but the command of God, which he carefully obeyed, and reserved none for himself or them, as David in another case afterwards did; see ( 2 Samuel 8:4 ) .

Joshua 11:9 In-Context

7 So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly, and fell on them.

8 Yahweh delivered them into the hand of Israel, and they struck them, and chased them to great Sidon, and to Misrephoth-maim, and to the valley of Mizpeh eastward; and they struck them, until they left them none remaining.

9 Joshua did to them as Yahweh bade him: he hamstrung their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire.

10 Joshua turned back at that time, and took Hazor, and struck the king of it with the sword: for Hazor before was the head of all those kingdoms.

11 They struck all the souls who were therein with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them; there was none left who breathed: and he burnt Hazor with fire.