“That they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.”
The unified coalition gathers — They gathered together with one accord (כְנֶפֶשׁ אַחַת, literally 'as one soul') to fight against Joshua and Israel. The phrase echoes later calls to national unity and reveals a moment of coordinated Canaanite resistance that will be undone by Gibeon's deception. This gathering is the last cohesive military movement before Israel's divide-and-conquer strategy (aided by Gibeon) splinters Canaanite opposition.
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
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