Summary of Joshua’s Victory

¹⁶ So Joshua conquered all of these territories: the hill country, all of the Negev,^[a] the entire land of Goshen with its foothills, the plains of Jordan, and the mountains of Israel with its foothills ¹⁷ from Mount Halak and the ascent toward Seir, including as far as Baal-gad in the Lebanon Valley that lies at the foot of Mount Hermon. Joshua captured all of their kings, struck them down, and put them to death. ¹⁸ Joshua fought an extended campaign against all those kings. ¹⁹ There wasn’t a single^[b] city that made a peace accord with the Israelis, except the Hivites who lived in Gibeon. The Israelis^[c] captured all the rest^[d] in battle, ²⁰ because the Lord had hardened their hearts so they would fight Israel in war, be completely destroyed without mercy, and be completely wiped out, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

²¹ At that time Joshua came and annihilated the Anakim^[e] from the hill country, that is, from Hebron, Debir, and Anab, as well as from all the hill country of Judah and Israel. Joshua completely destroyed them along with their cities. ²² None of the Anakim^[f] remained in the land belonging to the Israelis—they remained only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod. ²³ Joshua conquered the entire land, in accordance with everything that the Lord had told Moses. Joshua presented it as an inheritance to Israel, dividing it according to tribal allotments. Then the land enjoyed rest from war.