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 10:35

10:35 That day they captured it and put the sword to all who lived there. That day they ⁸  annihilated it just as they ⁹  had done to Lachish.

Joshua 10:37

10:37 They captured it and put the sword to its king, all its surrounding cities, and all who lived in it; they ¹⁰  left no survivors. As they ¹¹  had done at Eglon, they ¹²  annihilated it and all who lived there.

Joshua 10:39-40

10:39 They ¹³  captured it, its king, and all its surrounding cities and put the sword to them. They annihilated everyone who lived there; they ¹⁴  left no survivors. They ¹⁵  did to Debir and its king what they ¹⁶  had done to Libnah and its king and to Hebron. ¹⁷ 

10:40 Joshua defeated the whole land, including the hill country, the Negev, the lowlands, ¹⁸  the slopes, and all their kings. He left no survivors. He annihilated everything that breathed, just as the Lord God of Israel had commanded.

[10:28]  ¹ map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[10:30]  ² tn Heb “he”; the implied subject may be Israel, or Joshua (as the commanding general of the army).

[10:30]  ³ tn Heb “he”; the implied subject may be Israel, or Joshua (as the commanding general of the army).

[10:30]  ⁴ tn Heb “He”; the implied subject may be Israel, or Joshua (as the commanding general of the army).

[10:30]  ⁵ tn Heb “he”; the implied subject may be Israel, or Joshua (as the commanding general of the army).

[10:30]  ⁶ map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[10:32]  ⁷ tn Heb “he”; the implied subject may be Israel, or Joshua (as the commanding general of the army).

[10:35]  ⁸ tn Heb “he”; the implied subject may be Israel, or Joshua (as the commanding general of the army).

[10:35]  ⁹ tn Heb “he”; the implied subject may be Israel, or Joshua (as the commanding general of the army).

[10:37]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “he”; the implied subject may be Israel, or Joshua (as the commanding general of the army).

[10:37]  ¹¹ tn Heb “he”; the implied subject may be Israel, or Joshua (as the commanding general of the army).

[10:37]  ¹² tn Heb “he”; the implied subject may be Israel, or Joshua (as the commanding general of the army).

[10:39]  ¹³ tn Heb “He”; the implied subject may be Israel, or Joshua (as the commanding general of the army).

[10:39]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “he”; the implied subject may be Israel, or Joshua (as the commanding general of the army).

[10:39]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “He”; the implied subject may be Israel, or Joshua (as the commanding general of the army).

[10:39]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “he”; the implied subject may be Israel, or Joshua (as the commanding general of the army).

[10:39]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “as he did to Hebron, so he did to Debir and its king, and as he did to Libnah and its king.” The clauses have been rearranged in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[10:40]  ¹⁸ tn Or “foothills”; Heb “the Shephelah.”