Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote him and his people, until he had left him none remaining.
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Gill's Exposition
And from Lachish Joshua passed unto Eglon,.... Which, according to Bunting (f), was eight miles from Lachish, and twelve from Jerusalem southward, of which see Jos 10:5,
and all Israel with him, and…
Barnes' Notes
Gezer lies on the southern border of the tribe of Ephraim Jos 16:3. It was considerably to the northward of Joshua’s present line of operations, and does not appear to have been captured at this time.…
Adam Clarke
Horam king of Gezer - It is likely that Horam was in a state of alliance with the king of Lachish, and therefore came to his assistance as soon as it appeared that he was likely to be attacked. Joshua…
We are here informed how Joshua improved the late glorious victory he had obtained and the advantages he had gained by it, and to do this well is a general's praise.
I. Here is a particular account of…
Cambridge Bible
Then Horam His city lay at no great distance from Lachish.
Gezer or, as it is called later, Gazara(2Ma 10:32), Gadara(Jos. Ant. 5:1:22), was an ancient city of Canaan. It was afterwards allotted with…
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