Joshua 10:28-43

Modern English Version

Southern Cities Conquered

²⁸ Joshua took Makkedah that day and struck it and its king with the edge of the sword. He destroyed it and all life within it. He did not leave any survivors. He did to the king of Makkedah just as he did to the king of Jericho. ²⁹ Then Joshua passed from Makkedah to Libnah with all of Israel, and they fought against Libnah. ³⁰ The Lord gave Libnah and its king into the hand of Israel, and they struck all who lived in it with the edge of the sword. There were no survivors left. They did to its king what they had done to the king of Jericho.

³¹ Then Joshua passed from Libnah to Lachish with all of Israel, camped against it, and waged war against it. ³² The Lord gave Lachish into the hand of Israel. They captured it on the second day and struck all who lived in it with the edge of the sword, just as they had done to Libnah. ³³ King Horam of Gezer came up to help Lachish, but Joshua attacked him and his people until he did not have a single survivor left.

³⁴ From Lachish, Joshua and all of Israel passed to Eglon. They camped against it and waged war against it. ³⁵ They captured it that day and struck it with the edge of the sword. All who lived in it were destroyed that day, just as Israel had done to Lachish.

³⁶ Then Joshua and all of Israel went up from Eglon to Hebron and waged war against it. ³⁷ They captured it and struck its king, and all who lived in it, and its surrounding towns with the edge of the sword. No survivor was left. Just as they had done to Eglon, they destroyed it and all who lived in it.

³⁸ Then Joshua and all of Israel turned to Debir and waged war against it. ³⁹ They captured it, its king, and all its surrounding towns and struck them with the edge of the sword. They destroyed all who lived in them, and no survivor was left. As he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir and its king as they had done to Libnah and its king.

⁴⁰ So Joshua attacked the whole land: the hill country, the Negev, the lowlands, the mountain slopes, and all their kings. No survivor was left. He destroyed all who breathed, as the Lord God of Israel had commanded. ⁴¹ Joshua attacked the land from Kadesh Barnea to Gaza and the land of Goshen as far as Gibeon. ⁴² Joshua captured all these kings and their land in one campaign because the Lord God of Israel waged war for Israel.

⁴³ Then Joshua and all of Israel returned to the settlement at Gilgal.