"Allthesewere citiesfortifiedwith highwalls,gatesand bars,besidesa greatmanyunwalledtowns.
"They capturedfortifiedcitiesand a fertileland.They tookpossessionof housesfullof everygoodthing,Hewncisterns,vineyards,olivegroves,Fruittreesin abundance.So they ate,were filledand grewfat,And reveledin Your greatgoodness.
Thereforethe Jewsof the ruralareas,who livein the ruraltowns,makethe fourteenthdayof the monthAdar[a] holidayfor rejoicingand feastingand sendingportions[of food] to oneanother.
"Nevertheless,the peoplewho livein the landare strong,and the citiesare fortified[and] verylarge;and moreover,we sawthe descendantsof Anakthere.
Wherecan we goup? Our brethrenhave made our heartsmelt,saying,"The peopleare biggerand tallerthanwe; the citiesare largeand fortifiedto heaven.And besides,we sawthe sonsof the Anakimthere."'
"We capturedallhis citiesat that time;there was not a citywhichwe did not takefrom them: sixtycities,allthe regionof Argob,the kingdomof Ogin Bashan.
"We utterlydestroyedthem, as we didto Sihonkingof Heshbon,utterlydestroyingthe men,womenand childrenof everycity.
By faiththe wallsof Jerichofell downafter they had been encircledfor sevendays.
and the goldenmice,[according] to the numberof allthe citiesof the Philistinesbelonging to the fivelords,bothof fortifiedcitiesand of countryvillages.The largestoneon whichthey setthe arkof the LORD[is a witness] to thisdayin the fieldof Joshuathe Beth-shemite.
