SEV Biblia, Chapter 10:38
Y volviéndose Josué, y todo Israel con él, sobre Debir, la combatió;
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 38. And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir , etc.] A city, according to Kimchi, which he passed by when he went to Hebron, and did not fight against it; but, when he had taken Hebron, returned and took it; and which Bunting says was but a mile from it, and twenty two miles from Jerusalem, towards the south; it is the same with Kirjathsepher and Kirjathsannah, ( Joshua 15:15,49); the city of a book or books; and the Rabbins say f207 , that with the Persians Debir signifies the same, and had its name from a library which was here kept, or from the archives in which the most memorable things since the flood were recorded; or from the making of paper or parchment, or whatsoever was made use of for writing, and of which volumes of books were made: and fought against it ; it refusing to submit to him upon his summons.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 28-43 - Joshua made speed in taking these cities. See what a great deal of wor may be done in a little time, if we will be diligent, and improve ou opportunities. God here showed his hatred of the idolatries and othe abominations of which the Canaanites had been guilty, and shows us ho great the provocation was, by the greatness of the destruction brough upon them. Here also was typified the destruction of all the enemies of the Lord Jesus, who, having slighted the riches of his grace, must for ever feel the weight of his wrath. The Lord fought for Israel. The could not have gotten the victory, if God had not undertaken the battle. We conquer when God fights for us; if he be for us, who can be against us __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
וישׁב 7725 יהושׁע 3091 וכל 3605 ישׂראל 3478 עמו 5973 דברה 1688 וילחם 3898 עליה׃ 5921
