29. Joshua and his army left Makkedah and attacked the town of Libnah.
30. The Lord let them capture the town and its king, and they killed the king and everyone else, just as they had done at Jericho.
31. Joshua then led his army to Lachish, and they set up camp around the town. They attacked,
32. and the next day the Lord let them capture the town. They killed everyone, as they had done at Libnah.
33. King Horam of Gezer arrived to help Lachish, but Joshua and his troops attacked and destroyed him and his army.
34. From Lachish, Joshua took his troops to Eglon, where they set up camp surrounding the town. They attacked,
35. captured it that same day, then killed everyone, as they had done at Lachish.
36. Joshua and his army left Eglon and attacked Hebron.
37. They captured the town and the nearby villages, then killed everyone, including the king. They destroyed Hebron in the same way they had destroyed Eglon.
38. Joshua and the Israelite army turned and attacked Debir.
39. They captured the town, and its nearby villages. Then they destroyed Debir and killed its king, together with everyone else, just as they had done with Hebron and Libnah.