“And they went out, they and all their hosts with them, much people, even as the sand that is upon the sea shore in multitude, with horses and chariots very many.”
The numerical scale of resistance — They came out with all their troops, a very great multitude (עַם־רַב מְאֹד), as numerous as the sand on the seashore, with very many horses and chariots (וְסוּסִים וּרְכֶב רַבִּים מְאֹד). The Canaanite forces are incomparably larger than any previous coalition—'as numerous as the sand on the seashore' (cf. Deuteronomy 1:10; 1 Kings 4:20) creates an image of overwhelming numbers. The specific mention of 'horses and chariots' indicates technological superiority that Israel has not previously faced in such numbers.
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