“After they had gone through the entire land, they came back to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.” -2 Samuel 24:8 Verse 6 tells us the census concluded in Judah at Beersheba. This was the southernmost city in the Kingdom of Judah. After that, we’re told something fascinating. We’re told that […]
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2S24-10: The Canaanite Cities Israel Never Drove Out—and Why It Cost Them Everything
“Then they arrived at Dan-Ya‘an, went around to Tzidon and came to the stronghold of Tzor. They went on to the cities of the Hivi and of the Kena‘ani, and finished in the south of Y’hudah, at Be’er-Sheva.“-2 Samuel 24:7-8 So what are we to make of this mysterious reference to “the cities of the […]