So Joshua struck all the land, the hill-country, and the South, and the lowland, and the slopes, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but he utterly destroyed all that breathed, as Yahweh, the God of Israel, commanded.
"The Lord God of Israel fought for Israel ..."  (Joshua 10:42).  Indeed he did.  As Blair stated, "Archeological research has shown how strongly fortified the Canaanite cities were, and how advanced was their civilization; Israel's victory was nothing short of miraculous!"[42]