John Gill's Exposition on Joshua 11:13

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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But as for the cities that stood still in their strength, etc.] Whose walls were not demolished when taken, as Kimchi and Jarchi interpret it, or that “stood upon their heaps” f245; upon an eminence, being built on hills and mountains: Israel burned none of them; but reserved them for their own habitations, being well fortified, and having no need of new walls being built to them, or being in a very agreeable situation: save Hazor only, [that] did Joshua burn; because it was the chief city where the scheme was formed, and the combination against Israel was made, and was the rendezvous of the confederate forces against them: the Jews have a tradition f246, that God said to Moses, and Moses said to Joshua, that he should burn it, and that only.

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