² Then Israel made a vow to the Lord, “If You will deliver this people into our hands, we will completely destroy their cities.”^{(A) 3} The Lord listened to Israel’s request, the Canaanites were defeated, and Israel completely destroyed them and their cities. So they named the place Hormah.^[a](B)

³⁴ At that time we captured all his cities and completely destroyed the people of every city, including the women and children. We left no survivors.

¹⁰ For we have heard how the Lord dried up the waters of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt,^(A) and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two Amorite kings you completely destroyed^(B) across the Jordan.

²¹ They completely destroyed^(A) everything in the city with the sword—every man and woman, both young and old, and every ox, sheep, and donkey.

The Day the Sun Stood Still

10 Now Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had captured Ai and completely destroyed^(A) it, treating Ai and its king as he had Jericho and its king, and that the inhabitants of Gibeon^(B) had made peace with Israel and were living among them.^(C)

Conquest of Southern Cities

²⁸ On that day Joshua captured Makkedah and struck it down with the sword, including its king. He completely destroyed it^[a] and everyone in it, leaving no survivors. So he treated the king of Makkedah as he had the king of Jericho.^(A)

³⁵ On that day they captured it and struck it down, putting everyone in it to the sword. He completely destroyed it that day, just as he had done to Lachish.

³⁶ Next, Joshua and all Israel with him went up from Eglon to Hebron^(A) and attacked it. ³⁷ They captured it and struck down its king, all its villages, and everyone in it with the sword. He left no survivors, just as he had done at Eglon. He completely destroyed Hebron and everyone in it.

³⁸ Finally, Joshua turned toward Debir^(B) and attacked it. And all Israel was with him. ³⁹ He captured it—its king and all its villages. They struck them down with the sword and completely destroyed everyone in it, leaving no survivors. He treated Debir and its king as he had treated Hebron and as he had treated Libnah and its king.

⁴⁰ So Joshua conquered the whole region—the hill country, the Negev, the Judean foothills,^[a] and the slopes—with all their kings, leaving no survivors. He completely destroyed every living being, as the Lord, the God of Israel, had commanded.^(C)

¹¹ They struck down everyone in it with the sword, completely destroying^(A) them; he left no one alive. Then he burned down Hazor.

¹² Joshua captured all these kings and their cities and struck them down with the sword. He completely destroyed them, as Moses the Lord’s servant^(B) had commanded.

²⁰ For it was the Lord’s intention to harden their hearts, so that they would engage Israel in battle, be completely destroyed without mercy, and be annihilated, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

²¹ At that time Joshua proceeded to exterminate the Anakim^(A) from the hill country—Hebron, Debir, Anab—all the hill country of Judah and of Israel. Joshua completely destroyed them with their cities.

²⁰ If you abandon the Lord and worship foreign gods, He will turn against you, harm you, and completely destroy^(A) you, after He has been good to you.”