10 Then Joshua turned back at that time , and captured Hazor and struck its king with the sword ; for Hazor formerly was the head of all these kingdoms . 11 They struck every person who was in it with the edge of the sword , utterly destroying them; there was no e one left who breathed . And he burned Hazor with fire . 12 Joshua captured all the cities of these kings , and all their kings , and he struck them with the edge of the sword , and utterly destroyed them; just as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded . 13 However , Israel did not burn any cities that stood on their mounds , except Hazor alone , which Joshua burned . 14 All the spoil of these cities and the cattle , the sons of Israel took as their plunder ; but they struck every man with the edge of the sword , until they had destroyed them. They left no one who breathed .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Joshua 11:10-14
Commentary on Joshua 11:10-14
(Read Joshua 11:10-14)
The Canaanites filled up the measure of their iniquity, and were, as a judgment, left to the pride, obstinacy, and enmity of their hearts, and to the power of Satan; all restraints being withdrawn, while the dispensations of Providence tended to drive them to despair. They brought on themselves the vengeance they justly merited, of which the Israelites were to be executioners, by the command the Lord gave to Moses.