25. And Joshua said to them, “Do not be afraid or dismayed; be strong and courageous. For thus the Lord will do to all your enemies against whom you fight.”
26. And afterward Joshua struck them and put them to death, and he hanged them on five trees. And they hung on the trees until evening.
27. But at the time of the going down of the sun, Joshua commanded, and they took them down from the trees and threw them into the cave where they had hidden themselves, and they set large stones against the mouth of the cave, which remain to this very day.
28. As for Makkedah, Joshua captured it on that day and struck it, and its king, with the edge of the sword. He devoted to destruction every person in it; he left none remaining. And he did to the king of Makkedah just as he had done to the king of Jericho.
29. Then Joshua and all Israel with him passed on from Makkedah to Libnah and fought against Libnah.
30. And the Lord gave it also and its king into the hand of Israel. And he struck it with the edge of the sword, and every person in it; he left none remaining in it. And he did to its king as he had done to the king of Jericho.
31. Then Joshua and all Israel with him passed on from Libnah to Lachish and laid siege to it and fought against it.
32. And the Lord gave Lachish into the hand of Israel, and he captured it on the second day and struck it with the edge of the sword, and every person in it, as he had done to Libnah.
33. Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish. And Joshua struck him and his people, until he left none remaining.
34. Then Joshua and all Israel with him passed on from Lachish to Eglon. And they laid siege to it and fought against it.
35. And they captured it on that day, and struck it with the edge of the sword. And he devoted every person in it to destruction that day, as he had done to Lachish.
36. Then Joshua and all Israel with him went up from Eglon to Hebron. And they fought against it