Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua struck him and his people, until he had left him no one remaining.
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Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua struck him and his people, until he had left him no one remaining.
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Questions where the Bible appears to say two different things, with the passages on each side set together.
Joshua 10:33 says Joshua smote Horam king of Gezer and his people "until he had left him none remaining," but Judges 1:29 says Ephraim did not drive out the Canaanites who dwelt in Gezer, who continued living among them.
Critical scholarship: Leans toward a genuine contradiction.
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"Joshua 10:33 — Scripture Analysis" GEBible, https://gebible.app/analysis/verse/joshua/10/33?version=WEB (retrieved 27 August 2026).