Then they utterly destroyed all in the city, both men and women, young and old, oxen, sheep, and asses, with the edge of the sword.

Commentaries

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

And ox, and sheep, and ass. —Even the animals must be destroyed, that Israel might not seem to be slaughtering the Canaanites for the sake…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And they utterly destroyed all that [was] in the city
All the inhabitants of it, by the direction of Joshua, and acc…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Jericho was to be a solemn and dreadful sacrifice to God's justice, upon those who had filled up the measure of their sins. So God decreed, from wh…

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