Verse 2
2. Vowed a vow The Hebrew has two verbs to express a vow, one to do, and the other to abstain from doing, a certain act. The former is used here.
Utterly destroy their cities Consecrate or devote them all to destruction. The person or thing thus devoted could never be redeemed. The cities were razed to the foundations, and the inhabitants, both man and beast, were slain. See note on Leviticus 27:28-29. Up to this time we find no command to exterminate the Canaanites by the sword. But we have in the promise to Abraham (Genesis 15:16) an intimation of great judgments when the iniquity of the Amorites should be full. As this was the divine purpose, we are prepared for the record that the Lord hearkened granted their desire.
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