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Joshua 10:36

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What does Joshua 10:36 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, unto Hebron; and they fought against it:” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, unto Hebron; and they fought against it:
Joshua 10:36 — American Standard Version

Context — Joshua 10

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
33Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote him and his people, until he had left him none remaining.
34And Joshua passed from Lachish, and all Israel with him, unto Eglon; and they encamped against it, and fought against it;
35and 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.
36And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, unto Hebron; and they fought against it:
37and they took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof, and all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon; but he utterly destroyed it, and all the souls that were therein.
38And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir, and fought against it:
39and 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 the king thereof.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, unto Hebron, etc.] 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 f205, 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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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Unto Hebron - The conquest of Hebron is here generally related, afterwards repeated, and more particularly described, Jos 15:13-14. Joshua 10:37”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Hebron: Jos 10:3, Jos 10:5, Jos 14:13, Jos 14:14, Jos 15:13, Jos 15:54, Jos 21:13; Gen 13:18; Num 13:22; Jdg 1:10; Sa2 5:1-5, Sa2 15:9, Sa2 15:10; Ch1 12:23, Ch1 12:28 Joshua 10:37”
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