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Commentary Index | Return to PrayerRequest.comTreasury Of Scripture Knowledge - Joshua 8:29 - 8:29
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the king: The kings of Canaan lay under the same curse as their subjects and probably were more deeply criminal. The reserving of the king of Ai for a solemn execution, would tend to strike terror into the other kings, contribute to the success of Israel, and give their proceedings the stamp of a judicial process, and of executing the vengeance of God upon his enemies. Jos 10:26-28, Jos 10:30, Jos 10:33; Deu 21:22-23; Est 7:10; Psa 107:40, Psa 110:5; Act 12:23; Rev 19:17-18
as soon: Jos 10:27
a great heap: Jos 7:26; 2Sa 18:17