Hastur wrote: Mon Jan 20, 2020 1:58 am
TheReal_ND wrote: Sun Jan 19, 2020 2:49 pm
clubgop wrote: Sat Jan 18, 2020 5:51 pm
Yes you do because that translation is not the orginal hebrew translation. And if you are going to be using the Bible as authoritative source then one would have to conclude that Jews were unparralled in seige warfare. Where is the efficiency over others? Do you believe the bible as an authoritative historical source?
If jews were so great at siege warfare the Assyrians wouldn't have mopped the floor with them over and over. Let alone how badly the Romans kicked their ass. Jews suck at war. That's why you get everyone else to fight your wars
Well, actually they probably were above average at least. Just look at all the tribes and nations that were wiped out. The jews survived and just to do that you had to be pretty good at fighting. All the tribes and nations that failed badly at least once are gone from history.
Israel did pretty well in her two major wars last century. They held the Sinai for years and still hold the Golan heights.
They are completely surrounded by enemies but not one of them dares to take them on.