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After God defeated those armies

The connecting word After introduces sequential action. God defeated one large army made up of many smaller armies. Then another large army, also made up of many smaller armies, came against Israel. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/grammar-connect-time-sequential)

attacked and destroyed them

This could be translated as: “fought against them and defeated them.”