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11 While they fled before Israel along the descent of Beth-horon, the Lord hurled great stones from the heavens[a] above them all the way to Azekah, killing many.(A) More died from these hailstones than the Israelites killed with the sword.

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  1. 10:11 Great stones from the heavens: the hailstones mentioned in the next sentence.

11 As they fled before Israel on the road down from Beth Horon to Azekah, the Lord hurled large hailstones(A) down on them,(B) and more of them died from the hail than were killed by the swords of the Israelites.

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He called upon the Most High God
    when his enemies beset him on all sides,
And God Most High answered him
    with hailstones of tremendous power,

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