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19 No city made peace with the Israelites (except the Hivites living in Gibeon);[a] they had to conquer all of them,[b] 20 for the Lord determined to make them obstinate so they would attack Israel. He wanted Israel to annihilate them without mercy, as he had instructed Moses.[c]

21 At that time Joshua attacked and eliminated the Anakites from the hill country[d]—from Hebron, Debir, Anab, and all the hill country of Judah and Israel.[e] Joshua annihilated them and their cities.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 11:19 tn The LXX omits this parenthetical note, which may represent a later scribal addition.
  2. Joshua 11:19 tn Heb “the whole they took in battle.”
  3. Joshua 11:20 tn Heb “for from the Lord it was to harden their heart[s] to meet for the battle with Israel, in order to annihilate them, so that they would receive no mercy, in order annihilate them, as the Lord commanded Moses.”
  4. Joshua 11:21 tn Heb “went and cut off the Anakites from the hill country.”
  5. Joshua 11:21 tn Heb “and from all the hill country of Israel.”

19 Except for the Hivites(A) living in Gibeon,(B) not one city made a treaty of peace(C) with the Israelites, who took them all in battle. 20 For it was the Lord himself who hardened their hearts(D) to wage war against Israel, so that he might destroy them totally, exterminating them without mercy, as the Lord had commanded Moses.(E)

21 At that time Joshua went and destroyed the Anakites(F) from the hill country: from Hebron, Debir(G) and Anab,(H) from all the hill country of Judah, and from all the hill country of Israel. Joshua totally destroyed them and their towns.

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