1 Kings 16:34 - In Ahab's time, Hiel of Bethel rebuilt Jericho. He laid its foundations at the cost of his firstborn son Abiram, and he set up its gates at the cost of his youngest son Segub, in accordance with the word of the LORD spoken by Joshua son of Nun.
I wonder if Hiel knew about Joshua's curse on the city of Jericho. (Joshua 6:26) If he did, he probably didn't believe it or care about it.
I wonder how his sons died. Were they helping to build the city and had fatal "accidents" while on the job? Or were their deaths only marginally connected to the rebuilding? For example, did Hiel spend money on the city that he could have spent on care for his sons, and that lack of care caused their deaths?
I'm surprised that, after over 500 years, anyone still knew where Jericho had been. If it was worth (so to speak) building a city there now, I wonder why no one had tried for the past few centuries.
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