⁴¹ Gederoth, Beth Dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah: sixteen cities with their villages;

²¹ And all the people returned to the camp, to Joshua at Makkedah, in peace.

^(A)No one ^[a]moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel.

^16 (A)the king of Makkedah, one; ^(B)the king of Bethel, one;

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²⁸ On that day Joshua took Makkedah, and struck it and its king with the edge of the sword. He utterly ^(A)destroyed ^[a]them—all the people who were in it. He let none remain. He also did to the king of Makkedah ^(B)as he had done to the king of Jericho.

¹⁰ So the Lord ^(A)routed them before Israel, killed them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, chased them along the road that goes ^(B)to Beth Horon, and struck them down as far as ^(C)Azekah and Makkedah.