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Joshua 10:28-43
New King James Version
Joshua 10:28-43
New King James Version
Conquest of the Southland
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.
29 Then Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, to (C)Libnah; and they fought against Libnah. 30 And the Lord also delivered it and its king into the hand of Israel; he struck it and all the people who were in it with the edge of the sword. He let none remain in it, but did to its king as he had done to the king of Jericho.
31 Then Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, to Lachish; and they encamped against it and fought against it. 32 And the Lord delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, who took it on the second day, and struck it and all the people who were in it with the edge of the sword, according to all that he had done to Libnah. 33 Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua struck him and his people, until he left him none remaining.
34 From Lachish Joshua passed to Eglon, and all Israel with him; and they encamped against it and fought against it. 35 They took it on that day and struck it with the edge of the sword; all the people who were in it he utterly destroyed that day, according to all that he had done to Lachish.
36 So Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, to (D)Hebron; and they fought against it. 37 And they took it and struck it with the edge of the sword—its king, all its cities, and all the people who were in it; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon, but utterly destroyed it and all the people who were in it.
38 Then Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to (E)Debir; and they fought against it. 39 And he took it and its king and all its cities; they struck them with the edge of the sword and utterly destroyed all the people who were in it. He left none remaining; as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir and its king, as he had done also to Libnah and its king.
40 So Joshua conquered all the land: the (F)mountain country and the [b]South and the lowland and the wilderness slopes, and (G)all their kings; he left none remaining, but (H)utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the Lord God of Israel had commanded. 41 And Joshua conquered them from (I)Kadesh Barnea as far as (J)Gaza, (K)and all the country of Goshen, even as far as Gibeon. 42 All these kings and their land Joshua took at one time, (L)because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel. 43 Then Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal.
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- Joshua 10:28 So with MT and most authorities; many Heb. mss., some LXX mss., and some Tg. mss. it
- Joshua 10:40 Heb. Negev, and so throughout the book
Joshua 10:28-43
Lexham English Bible
Joshua 10:28-43
Lexham English Bible
28 Joshua captured Makkedah on that day, and he struck it and its king with the edge of the sword;[a] he utterly destroyed it and everyone that was in it. He did not leave behind a survivor. So he did to the king of Makkedah just as he did to the king of Jericho.
Joshua’s Conquest of the South
29 And Joshua passed on, and all of Israel with him, from Makkedah to Libnah, and he fought against Libnah. 30 And Yahweh also gave it into the hand of Israel, and its king and all the people in it he struck with the edge of the sword.[b] He left in it no survivor. He did to its king just as he did to the king of Jericho.
31 And Joshua passed on, and all of Israel with him, from Libnah to Lachish, and he laid siege to it[c] and fought against it. 32 And Yahweh gave Lachish into the hand of Israel, and he captured it on the second day. He struck it with the edge of the sword,[d] and everyone in it, just as he did to Libnah.
33 Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish, and Joshua struck him and his people until he left no survivor behind.
34 And Joshua passed on, and all of Israel with him, from Lachish to Eglon, and they laid siege to it[e] and fought against it. 35 And they captured it on that day, and he struck it with the edge of the sword,[f] and all the people that were in it on that day he utterly destroyed as he had done to Lachish.
36 And Joshua went up, and all Israel with him, from Eglon to Hebron, and they fought against it 37 and captured it, and they struck it with the edge of the sword,[g] its king and all its cities, and all the people that were in it; he left behind no survivor, as he had done to Eglon, and he utterly destroyed it and all the people that were in it. 38 Then Joshua returned to Debir, and all of Israel with him, and they fought against it, 39 and he captured it and its king and all its cities, and they struck them with the the edge of the sword,[h] and they utterly destroyed all the people that were in it; he left behind no survivor, just as he had done to Hebron. Thus he did to Debir and its king what he had done to Libnah and its king.
40 So Joshua struck all the land—the hill country, the Negev,[i] the Shephelah,[j] and the slopes[k]—and all their kings; he left behind no survivor, and all that breathed[l] he utterly destroyed as Yahweh the God of Israel commanded. 41 Joshua struck them from Kadesh Barnea to Gaza, and all the land of Goshen up to Gibeon; 42 all of these kings and their land Joshua captured at one time, because Yahweh the God of Israel fought for Israel. 43 And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal.
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- Joshua 10:28 Literally “the mouth of the sword”
- Joshua 10:30 Literally “the mouth of the sword”
- Joshua 10:31 Literally “he camped opposite it”
- Joshua 10:32 Literally “the mouth of the sword”
- Joshua 10:34 Literally “they camped opposite it”
- Joshua 10:35 Literally “the mouth of the sword”
- Joshua 10:37 Literally “the mouth of the sword”
- Joshua 10:39 Literally “the mouth of the sword”
- Joshua 10:40 An arid region south of the Judaean hills
- Joshua 10:40 Or “lowlands”; a geographical region on the western edge of the hills of Judea
- Joshua 10:40 The slopes of the hills of the western Jordan to the Dead Sea region
- Joshua 10:40 Literally “all of the breath”
Joshua 10:28-43
New International Version
Joshua 10:28-43
New International Version
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)
29 Then Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Makkedah to Libnah(C) and attacked it. 30 The Lord also gave that city and its king into Israel’s hand. The city and everyone in it Joshua put to the sword. He left no survivors there. And he did to its king as he had done to the king of Jericho.
31 Then Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Libnah to Lachish;(D) he took up positions against it and attacked 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. 33 Meanwhile, Horam king of Gezer(E) had come up to help Lachish, but Joshua defeated him and his army—until no survivors were left.
34 Then Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Lachish to Eglon;(F) they took up positions against it and attacked it. 35 They captured it that same day and put it to the sword and totally destroyed everyone in it, just as they had done to Lachish.
36 Then Joshua and all Israel with him went up from Eglon to Hebron(G) and attacked it. 37 They took the city and put it to the sword, together with its king, its villages and everyone(H) in it. They left no survivors. Just as at Eglon, they totally destroyed it and everyone in it.
38 Then Joshua and all Israel with him turned around and attacked Debir.(I) 39 They took the city, its king and its villages, and put them to the sword. Everyone in it they totally destroyed. They left no survivors. They did to Debir and its king as they had done to Libnah and its king and to Hebron.(J)
40 So Joshua subdued the whole region, including the hill country, the Negev,(K) the western foothills and the mountain slopes,(L) together with all their kings.(M) He left no survivors. He totally destroyed all who breathed, just as the Lord, the God of Israel, had commanded.(N) 41 Joshua subdued them from Kadesh Barnea(O) to Gaza(P) and from the whole region of Goshen(Q) to Gibeon. 42 All these kings and their lands Joshua conquered in one campaign, because the Lord, the God of Israel, fought(R) for Israel.
43 Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.(S)
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