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Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they struck the Canaanites who inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. The name of the city was called Hormah.
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A Promise Kept to God
Commentators unanimously agree that the destruction of Zephath was the fulfillment of a vow Israel made to God years earlier in the wilderness (Numbers 21:1–3). After suffering a defeat, they vowed that if God would deliver the Canaanites into their hand, they would utterly destroy their cities. This event, therefore, is not just a military victory but an act of long-delayed obedience and faithfulness to a promise made to God.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Hormah - See Numbers 21:1 note. The destruction then vowed was now accomplished. This is another decisive indication that the events here re…
19th Century
Anglican
Zephath. —This name is only mentioned elsewhere in 2 Chronicles 14:10, as the scene of Asa’s battle with Zerah the Eth…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Judah went with Simeon his brother Having subtitled his Canaanites which were in his own lot, according to his p…
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