Joshua 10:28

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. ¹ 

Joshua 10:30

10:30 The Lord handed it and its king over to Israel, and Israel ²  put the sword to all who lived there; they ³  left no survivors. They ⁴  did to its king what they ⁵  had done to the king of Jericho. ⁶ 

Joshua 10:32

10:32 The Lord handed Lachish over to Israel and they ⁷  captured it on the second day. They put the sword to all who lived there, just as they had done to Libnah.

Joshua 10:40

10:40 Joshua defeated the whole land, including the hill country, the Negev, the lowlands, ⁸  the slopes, and all their kings. He left no survivors. He annihilated everything that breathed, just as the Lord God of Israel had commanded.

¹ map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.

² tn Heb “he”; the implied subject may be Israel, or Joshua (as the commanding general of the army).

³ tn Heb “he”; the implied subject may be Israel, or Joshua (as the commanding general of the army).

⁴ tn Heb “He”; the implied subject may be Israel, or Joshua (as the commanding general of the army).

⁵ tn Heb “he”; the implied subject may be Israel, or Joshua (as the commanding general of the army).

⁶ map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.

³ tn Heb “he”; the implied subject may be Israel, or Joshua (as the commanding general of the army).

⁴ tn Or “foothills”; Heb “the Shephelah.”