¹³ So Joshua overcame the Amalekite^(A) army with the sword.

⁴² All these kings and their lands Joshua conquered in one campaign, because the Lord, the God of Israel, fought^(A) for Israel.

¹² Joshua took all these royal cities and their kings and put them to the sword. He totally destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded.^(A)

³⁷ They took the city and put it to the sword, together with its king, its villages and everyone^(A) in it. They left no survivors. Just as at Eglon, they totally destroyed it and everyone in it.

³² The Lord gave Lachish into Israel’s hands, and Joshua took it on the second day. The city and everyone in it he put to the sword, just as he had done to Libnah.

Southern Cities Conquered

²⁸ That day Joshua took Makkedah. He put the city and its king to the sword and totally destroyed everyone in it. He left no survivors.^(A) And he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho.^(B)