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King James Bible - Joshua 8:26

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SEV Biblia, Chapter 8:26

Y Josué no retrajo su mano que había extendido con la lanza, hasta que hubo destruido a todos los moradores de Hai.

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Clarke's Bible Commentary - Joshua 8:26

Verse 26. Joshua drew not his hand back] He was not only the general, but the standard-bearer or ensign of his own army, and continued in this employment during the whole of the battle. See on ver. 18. Some commentators understand this and Joshua viii. 18 figuratively, as if they implied that Joshua continued in prayer to God for the success of his troops; nor did he cease till the armies of Ai were annihilated, and the city taken and destroyed. The Hebrew word wdyk kidon, which we render spear, is rendered by the Vulgate clypeum, buckler; and it must be owned that it seems to have this signification in several passages of Scripture: (see 1 Sam. xvii. 6, 45; Job xxxix. xxiii. ) but it is clear enough also that it means a spear, or some kind of offensive armour, in other places: see Job xli. 29; Jer. vi. 23. I cannot therefore think that it has any metaphorical meaning, such as that attributed to the holding up of Moses's hands, Exod. xvii. 10-12, which is generally allowed to have a spiritual meaning, though it might be understood as the act of Joshua is here; and to this meaning an indirect glance is given in the note on the above place. But however the place in Exodus may be understood, that before us does not appear to have any metaphorical or equivocal meaning; Joshua continued to hold up or stretch out his spear, and did not slack from the pursuit till the forces of Ai were utterly discomfited.

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John Gill's Bible Commentary

Ver. 26. For Joshua drew not his hand back wherewith he stretched out his spear , etc.] But continued it, and that stretched out: until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai ; just as the hand of Moses was held up, and kept held up until Amalek was discomfited by Joshua, ( Exodus 17:12,13).

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Matthew Henry Commentary

Verses 23-29 - God, the righteous Judge, had sentenced the Canaanites for their wickedness; the Israelites only executed his doom. None of their conduct can be drawn into an example for others. Especial reason n doubt there was for this severity to the king of Ai; it is likely he had been notoriously wicked and vile, and a blasphemer of the God of Israel.

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Original Hebrew

ויהושׁע 3091 לא 3808 השׁיב 7725 ידו 3027 אשׁר 834 נטה 5186 בכידון 3591 עד 5704 אשׁר 834 החרים 2763 את 853 כל 3605 ישׁבי 3427 העי׃ 5857