Joshua 10:28-43
1599 Geneva Bible
28 ¶ And that same day Joshua took Makkedah and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof destroyed he with them, and [a]all the souls that were therein, he let none remain: for he did to the king of Makkedah, as he had done unto the king of Jericho.
29 Then Joshua went from Makkedah, and all Israel with him unto Libnah, and fought against Libnah.
30 And the Lord gave it also and the king thereof into the hand of Israel: and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the [b]souls that were therein: he let none remain in it: for he did unto the king thereof, as he had done unto the king of Jericho.
31 ¶ And Joshua departed from Libnah, and all Israel with him unto Lachish, and besieged it, and assaulted it.
32 And the Lord gave Lachish into the hand of Israel, which took it the second day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein, according to all as he had done to Libnah.
33 ¶ Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish: but Joshua smote him and his people, until none of his remained.
34 ¶ And from Lachish Joshua departed unto Eglon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged it, and assaulted it.
35 And they took it the same day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein he utterly destroyed the same day, according to all that he had done to Lachish.
36 Then Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him unto Hebron, and they fought against it.
37 And when they had taken it, they smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof, and all the souls that were therein: he left none remaining, according to all as he had done to Eglon: for he destroyed it utterly, and all the souls that were therein.
38 ¶ So Joshua returned, and all Israel with him to Debir, and fought against it.
39 And when he had taken it, and the king thereof, and all the city thereof, they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that were therein, he let none remain: as he did to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof, as he had also done to Libnah, and to the king thereof.
40 ¶ So Joshua smote all the hill countries, and the South countries, and the valleys, and the [c]hillsides, and all their kings, and let none remain, but utterly destroyed every soul, as the Lord God of Israel had commanded.
41 And Joshua smote them from Kadesh Barnea even unto Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, even unto Gibeon.
42 And all these kings, and their land did Joshua take at [d]one time, because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel.
43 Afterward, Joshua and all Israel with him returned unto the camp in [e]Gilgal.
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- Joshua 10:28 Or, every person, Josh. 6:21.
- Joshua 10:30 Or, persons.
- Joshua 10:40 Some read, Ashedoth, which signifieth the descents of the hills.
- Joshua 10:42 In one battle.
- Joshua 10:43 Where the ark was, there to give thanks for their victories.
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