42And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the LORD hearkened unto the voice of a man: for the LORD fought for Israel.
The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? …
The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 28-43)We are here informed how Joshua improved the late glorious victory he had obtained and the advantages he had gained by it, and to do this well is a general’s praise. I. Here is a particular account of the several cities which he immediately made himself master of. 1. The cities of three of the kings whom he had conquered in the field he went and took possession of, Lachish ( Josh. 10:31 , 32 ), Eg…
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