“And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt, and all their goodly castles, with fire.”
And all their cities in the places wherein they dwelt, and all their encampments, they burnt with fire — total destruction of the infrastructure, consistent with the herem devotion. The burning signifies not merely military victory but cleansing, preventing any ongoing Midianite influence. The phrase "cities in the places wherein they dwelt" emphasizes the comprehensive nature of the judgment.
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