So David did exactly as the Lord commanded him, and he struck down the Philistines all the way from Geba to Gezer.
Joshua 10:33 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised At that time King Horam of Gezer went to help Lachish, but Joshua struck him down along with his people, leaving no survivors. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote him and his people, until he had left him none remaining. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish, and Joshua smote him and his people–until he had left none remaining. American Standard Version (1901) Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote him and his people, until he had left him none remaining. Common English Bible Then Gezer’s King Horam came up to help Lachish. But Joshua struck him and his people down, until no survivors were left. Catholic Public Domain Version At that time, Horam, the king of Gezer, went up so that he might assist Lachish. And Joshua struck him with all his people, even unto utter annihilation. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version At that time Horam, king of Gazer, came up to succour Lachis: and Josue slew him with all his people, so as to leave none alive. |
So David did exactly as the Lord commanded him, and he struck down the Philistines all the way from Geba to Gezer.
After this, a war broke out with the Philistines at Gezer. At that time Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai, a descendant of the Rephaim, , and the Philistines were subdued.
Shechem (a city of refuge) with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer and its pasturelands,
The Lord handed Lachish over to Israel, and Joshua captured it on the second day. He struck it down, putting everyone in it to the sword, just as he had done to Libnah.
Then Joshua crossed from Lachish to Eglon and all Israel with him. They laid siege to it and attacked it.
However, they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer. So the Canaanites still live in Ephraim today, but they are forced labourers.
It then descended westwards to the border of the Japhletites as far as the border of Lower Beth-horon, then to Gezer, and ended at the Mediterranean Sea.
The Israelites gave them: Shechem, the city of refuge for the one who commits manslaughter, with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer with its pasturelands,
At that time Ephraim failed to drive out the Canaanites who were living in Gezer, so the Canaanites have lived among them in Gezer.