“All these cities were fenced with high walls, gates, and bars; beside unwalled towns a great many.”
All these cities were fortified with high walls, gates, and bars; besides unwalled towns a great many -- the fortifications that might have suggested Canaanite superiority (as the fearful spies reported in Numbers 13) are overcome. Israel captures not just rural territories but fortified cities. The addition 'besides unwalled towns' indicates the conquest included both defended and undefended settlements.
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