“And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees.”
He gathered to him the Ammonites and the Amalekites, and went and defeated Israel; and they took possession of the city of palms. — Eglon's coalition with Ammonites and Amalekites indicates mobilization of eastern and southern tribal forces against Israel. The capture of 'the city of palms' (Jericho) represents symbolic conquest of Israel's most significant settlement, indicating that Israel's foundation city fell to foreign domination. This loss carried particular theological weight, as Jericho's walls had fallen to Joshua through divine power, making its recapture by pagan forces a severe covenant reversal.
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