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28 Now Joshua captured Makkedah on that day, and struck it and its king with the edge of the sword; he utterly destroyed it and [a]everyone who was in it. He left no survivor. So he did to the king of Makkedah just as he had done to the king of Jericho.(A)

Joshua’s Conquest of Southern Canaan

29 Then Joshua and all Israel with him went on from Makkedah to Libnah, and fought against Libnah. 30 The Lord gave it also along with its king into the hands of Israel, and Joshua struck it and every [b]person who was in it with the edge of the sword. He left no survivor in it. So he did to the king of Libnah just as he had done to the king of Jericho.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 10:28 Lit every soul.
  2. Joshua 10:30 The word person here and throughout the rest of the chapter is the Hebrew word soul or nephesh.

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