Then King Horam of Gezer came up to help Lachish, but Joshua struck down him and his army until no survivors remained.

No city made peace with the Israelites (except the Hivites living in Gibeon); they had to conquer all of them,

At the same time the men who had taken the city came out to fight, and the men of Ai were trapped in the middle. The Israelites struck them down, leaving no survivors or refugees.

The Lord handed them over to Israel and they struck them down and chased them all the way to Greater Sidon, Misrephoth Maim, and the Mizpah Valley to the east. They struck them down until no survivors remained.