Joshua 11:13
11 And they smote all the souls that were therein with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them: there was not any left to breathe: and he burnt Hazor with fire.
12 And all the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them, did Joshua take, and smote them with the edge of the sword, and he utterly destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the LORD commanded.
But as for the cities that stood still in their strength, Israel burned none of them, save Hazor only; that did Joshua burn.
14 And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the children of Israel took for a prey unto themselves; but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, neither left they any to breathe.
15 As the LORD commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses command Joshua, and so did Joshua; he left nothing undone of all that the LORD commanded Moses.
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Compare
- BSB
- Yet Israel did not burn any of the cities built on their mounds, except Hazor, which Joshua burned.
- KJV
- But as for the cities that stood still in their strength, Israel burned none of them, save Hazor only; that did Joshua burn.
- WEB
- But as for the cities that stood on their mounds, Israel burned none of them, except Hazor only. Joshua burned that.
- ASV
- But as for the cities that stood on their mounds, Israel burned none of them, save Hazor only; that did Joshua burn.
- DARBY
- Only, all the cities that stood still upon their hills Israel did not burn, save Hazor alone, [which] Joshua burned.
- BLB
- Yet any cities that stood on their mounds Israel did not burn—except Hazor only, [which] Joshua burned.
- ÅB
- Men ingen av byene som lå der på sine hauger, brant Israel opp; det var bare Hasor Josva brant opp.
- OTB
- Men Israel brente ingen av byene som var bygget på deres hauger, unntatt Hasor, som Josva brente.
- B1930
- Men ingen av byene som lå der på sine hauger, brente Israel op; det var bare Hasor Josva brente op.
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Cross references
Jeremiah 30:18
Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will bring again the captivity of Jacob’s tents, and have mercy on his dwellingplaces; and the city shall be builded upon her own heap, and the palace shall remain after the manner thereof.
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