Duration of the campaign — Joshua made war a long time with all these kings (רַבִּים־הַיָּמִים עָשָׂה יְהוֹשׁוַע מִלְחָמוֹת עִם־כָּל־הַמְּלָכִים־הָאֵלֶּה). The phrase 'a long time' (yamim rabbim) contrasts with the southern campaign's apparent rapidity. The conquest is not instantaneous but extended, involving siege warfare and systematic subjugation. Yet despite the extended duration, no king's city escaped—all were taken and the ban was fully implemented.

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