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Summary of Joshua’s Conquests

16 So Joshua took all that land: the hill country and all the Negeb and all the land of Goshen and the lowland and the Arabah and the hill country of Israel and its lowland,(A) 17 from Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir, as far as Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon below Mount Hermon. He took all their kings, struck them down, and put them to death.(B) 18 Joshua made war a long time with all those kings. 19 There was not a town that made peace with the Israelites except the Hivites, the inhabitants of Gibeon; all were taken in battle.(C) 20 For it was the Lord’s doing to harden their hearts so that they would come against Israel in battle, in order that they might be utterly destroyed and might receive no mercy but be exterminated, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.(D)

21 At that time Joshua came and wiped out the Anakim from the hill country, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the hill country of Judah, and from all the hill country of Israel; Joshua utterly destroyed them with their towns.(E) 22 None of the Anakim was left in the land of the Israelites; some remained only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod. 23 So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the Lord had spoken to Moses, and Joshua gave it for an inheritance to Israel according to their tribal allotments. And the land had rest from war.(F)

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16 So Joshua took this entire land: the hill country,(A) all the Negev,(B) the whole region of Goshen, the western foothills,(C) the Arabah and the mountains of Israel with their foothills, 17 from Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir,(D) to Baal Gad(E) in the Valley of Lebanon(F) below Mount Hermon.(G) He captured all their kings and put them to death.(H) 18 Joshua waged war against all these kings for a long time. 19 Except for the Hivites(I) living in Gibeon,(J) not one city made a treaty of peace(K) with the Israelites, who took them all in battle. 20 For it was the Lord himself who hardened their hearts(L) to wage war against Israel, so that he might destroy them totally, exterminating them without mercy, as the Lord had commanded Moses.(M)

21 At that time Joshua went and destroyed the Anakites(N) from the hill country: from Hebron, Debir(O) and Anab,(P) from all the hill country of Judah, and from all the hill country of Israel. Joshua totally destroyed them and their towns. 22 No Anakites were left in Israelite territory; only in Gaza,(Q) Gath(R) and Ashdod(S) did any survive.

23 So Joshua took the entire land,(T) just as the Lord had directed Moses, and he gave it as an inheritance(U) to Israel according to their tribal divisions.(V) Then the land had rest(W) from war.(X)

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