They captured it on that day and struck it with the edge of the sword; and he utterly destroyed on that day every person who was in it, according to all that he had done to Lachish.
Parallel translations
- WEB They took it on that day, and struck it with the edge of the sword. He utterly destroyed all the souls who were in it that day, according to all that he had done to Lachish.
- KJV And 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.
- BSB That day they captured Eglon and put it to the sword, and Joshua devoted to destruction everyone in the city, just as he had done to Lachish.
- NKJV They took it on that day and struck it with the edge of the sword; all the people who were in it he utterly destroyed that day, according to all that he had done to Lachish.
- NLT They captured it that day and killed everyone in it. He completely destroyed everyone, just as he had done at Lachish.
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Quick answer
They take Eglon that very day and destroy it as they had Lachish. The city falls quickly and completely.
Overview
Eglon is captured in a single day and devoted to destruction following the established pattern. The speed of victory again testifies that the LORD fights for Israel. The consistent obedience to God's command to dispossess Canaan continues without compromise.
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- Josh 10:37They took it, and struck it with the edge of the sword, with its king and all its cities, and all the souls who were in it. He left no one remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon; but he utterly destroyed it, and all the souls who were in it.
- Lev 26:44Yet for all that, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not reject them, neither will I abhor them, to destroy them utterly, and to break my covenant with them; for I am Yahweh their God;
- Job 19:10He has broken me down on every side, and I am gone. My hope he has plucked up like a tree.
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