Joshua 10:28-35

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 

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.

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

[10:29]  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.

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

[10:30]  ⁷ map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[10:31]  ⁴ tn Heb “encamped against it.”

[10:32]  ⁵ tn Heb “he”; the implied subject may be Israel, or Joshua (as the commanding general of the army).

[10:33]  ⁶ tn Heb “people.”

[10:34]  ⁷ tn Heb “they encamped against it.”

[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).