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18 Joshua fought an extended campaign against all those kings. 19 There wasn’t a single[a] city that made a peace accord with the Israelis, except the Hivites who lived in Gibeon. The Israelis[b] captured all the rest[c] in battle, 20 because the Lord had hardened their hearts so they would fight Israel in war, be completely destroyed without mercy, and be completely wiped out, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

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  1. Joshua 11:19 The Heb. lacks single
  2. Joshua 11:19 Lit. They
  3. Joshua 11:19 The Heb. lacks the rest

18 Joshua waged war against all these kings for a long time. 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)

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