ESV Reformation Study Bible – Josh 10:24
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Josh 10:24

10:24 your feet on the necks. This is a vivid, symbolic ritual of victory. Defeated enemies are often said to be “under the feet” of the victor (1 Kin. 5:3; Ps. 110:1; 1 Cor. 15:25), and Egyptian royal footstools depict the Pharaoh’s feet on his enemies’ necks.