Holy Scripture

Joshua 11:9

A church father on this verse
“The horses and the chariots that are removed seem to hold the figure of those who, although placed in the heavens, fell away through wantonness and pride, either when they set themselves aflame to desire the daughters of humankind or when they followed him who said, "I shall place my seat above the clouds and I shall…”
Origen of Alexandria, 3th c. — HOMILIES ON JOSHUA 15.3

Source: Septuagint

Original

9And Joshua did to them, as the Lord commanded him: he houghed their horses, and burned their chariots with fire.

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7And Joshua and all the men of war came upon them at the water of Merom suddenly; and they attacked them in the hill country.

8And the Lord delivered them into the power of Israel; and they smote them and pursued them to great Sidon, and to Misrephoth, and to the plains of Mizpeh eastward; and they destroyed them till there was not one of them left that survived.

— Joshua 11:9 —

10And Joshua returned at that time, and took Hazor and her king; now Hazor in former time was the chief of these kingdoms.

11And they slew with the sword all that breathed in it, and utterly destroyed them all, and there was no living thing left in it; and they burned Hazor with fire.

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