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

Joshua 11:7

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  • Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly, and went up from Gilgal all night.

  • For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. …

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 1-9)

We are here entering upon the story of another campaign that Joshua made, and it was a glorious one, no less illustrious than the former in the success of it, though in respect of miracles it was inferior to it in glory. The wonders God then wrought for them were to animate and encourage them to act vigorously themselves. Thus the war carried on by the preaching of the gospel against Satan’s kingd…

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