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
10:29 Joshua and all Israel marched from Makkedah to Libnah and fought against it. 2 10:30 The Lord handed it and its king over to Israel, and Israel 3 put the sword to all who lived there; they 4 left no survivors. They 5 did to its king what they 6 had done to the king of Jericho. 7
10:31 Joshua and all Israel marched from Libnah to Lachish. He deployed his troops 8 and fought against it. 10:32 The Lord handed Lachish over to Israel and they 9 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 army 10 until no survivors remained.
10:34 Joshua and all Israel marched from Lachish to Eglon. They deployed troops 11 and fought against it. 10:35 That day they captured it and put the sword to all who lived there. That day they 12 annihilated it just as they 13 had done to Lachish.
1 map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.
2 tn Heb “Libnah.” Repetition of the proper name here would be redundant according to English style, so the pronoun (“it”) has been employed in the translation.
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 tn Heb “he”; the implied subject may be Israel, or Joshua (as the commanding general of the army).
7 map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.
4 tn Heb “encamped against it.”
5 tn Heb “he”; the implied subject may be Israel, or Joshua (as the commanding general of the army).
6 tn Heb “people.”
7 tn Heb “they encamped against it.”
8 tn Heb “he”; the implied subject may be Israel, or Joshua (as the commanding general of the army).
9 tn Heb “he”; the implied subject may be Israel, or Joshua (as the commanding general of the army).