Yosua 10:17-43

10:17 Joshua was told, “The five kings have been found hiding in the cave at Makkedah.” 10:18 Joshua said, “Roll large stones over the mouth of the cave and post guards in front of it.¹ 10:19 But don’t you delay! Chase your enemies and catch them!² Don’t allow them to retreat to³ their cities, for the Lord your God is handing them over to you.”⁴ 10:20 Joshua and the Israelites almost totally wiped them out, but some survivors did escape to the fortified cities.⁵ 10:21 Then the whole army safely returned to Joshua at the camp in Makkedah.⁶ No one⁷ dared threaten the Israelites.⁸ 10:22 Joshua said, “Open the cave’s mouth and bring the five kings⁹ out of the cave to me.” 10:23 They did as ordered;¹⁰ they brought the five kings¹¹ out of the cave to him – the kings of Jerusalem,¹² Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon. 10:24 When they brought the kings out to Joshua, he¹³ summoned all the men of Israel and said to the commanders of the troops who accompanied him, “Come here¹⁴ and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So they came up¹⁵ and put their feet on their necks. 10:25 Then Joshua said to them, “Don’t be afraid and don’t panic!¹⁶ Be strong and brave, for the Lord will do the same thing to all your enemies you fight. 10:26 Then Joshua executed them¹⁷ and hung them on five trees. They were left hanging on the trees until evening. 10:27 At sunset Joshua ordered his men to take them down from the trees.¹⁸ They threw them into the cave where they had hidden and piled large stones over the mouth of the cave. (They remain to this very day.)¹⁹

Joshua Launches a Southern Campaign

10:28 That day Joshua captured Makkedah and put the sword to it and its king. He annihilated everyone who lived in it; he left no survivors. He did to its king what he had done to the king of Jericho.²⁰

10:29 Joshua and all Israel marched from Makkedah to Libnah and fought against it.²¹ 10:30 The Lord handed it and its king over to Israel, and Israel²² put the sword to all who lived there; they²³ left no survivors. They²⁴ did to its king what they²⁵ had done to the king of Jericho.²⁶

10:31 Joshua and all Israel marched from Libnah to Lachish. He deployed his troops²⁷ and fought against it. 10:32 The Lord handed Lachish over to Israel and they²⁸ captured it on the second day. They put the sword to all who lived there, just as they had done to Libnah. 10:33 Then King Horam of Gezer came up to help Lachish, but Joshua struck down him and his army²⁹ until no survivors remained.

10:34 Joshua and all Israel marched from Lachish to Eglon. They deployed troops³⁰ and fought against it. 10:35 That day they captured it and put the sword to all who lived there. That day they³¹ annihilated it just as they³² had done to Lachish.

10:36 Joshua and all Israel marched up from Eglon to Hebron and fought against it. 10:37 They captured it and put the sword to its king, all its surrounding cities, and all who lived in it; they³³ left no survivors. As they³⁴ had done at Eglon, they³⁵ annihilated it and all who lived there.

10:38 Joshua and all Israel turned to Debir and fought against it. 10:39 They³⁶ captured it, its king, and all its surrounding cities and put the sword to them. They annihilated everyone who lived there; they³⁷ left no survivors. They³⁸ did to Debir and its king what they³⁹ had done to Libnah and its king and to Hebron.⁴⁰

10:40 Joshua defeated the whole land, including the hill country, the Negev, the lowlands,⁴¹ the slopes, and all their kings. He left no survivors. He annihilated everything that breathed, just as the Lord God of Israel had commanded. 10:41 Joshua conquered the area between Kadesh Barnea and Gaza and the whole region of Goshen, all the way to Gibeon.⁴² 10:42 Joshua captured in one campaign⁴³ all these kings and their lands, for the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel. 10:43 Then Joshua and all Israel returned to the camp at Gilgal.

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Yosua 10:17-43

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