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17 Judah's army helped Simeon's army attack the Canaanites who lived at Zephath. They completely destroyed[a] the town and renamed it Hormah.[b]

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  1. 1.17 completely destroyed: The Hebrew word means that the town was given completely to the Lord, and since it could not be used for normal purposes anymore, it had to be destroyed.
  2. 1.17 Hormah: In Hebrew “Hormah” sounds like “completely destroyed.”

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