19There was not a city that made peace with the children of Israel, save the Hivites the inhabitants of Gibeon: all other they took in battle.
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And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai, …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 15-23)We have here the conclusion of this whole matter. I. A short account is here given of what was done in four things:—1. The obstinacy of the Canaanites in their opposition to the Israelites. It was strange that though it appeared so manifestly that God fought for Israel, and in every engagement the Canaanites had the worst of it, yet they stood it out to the last; not one city made peace with Israe…
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