25. Then Joshua said to his officers, “Don't be afraid or discouraged. Be determined and confident because this is what the Lord is going to do to all your enemies.”
26. Then Joshua killed the kings and hanged them on five trees, where their bodies stayed until evening.
27. At sunset Joshua gave orders, and their bodies were taken down and thrown into the same cave where they had hidden earlier. Large stones were placed at the entrance to the cave, and they are still there.
28. Joshua attacked and captured Makkedah and its king that day. He put everyone in the city to death; no one was left alive. He did to the king of Makkedah what he had done to the king of Jericho.
29. After this, Joshua and his army went on from Makkedah to Libnah and attacked it.
30. The Lord also gave the Israelites victory over this city and its king. They spared no one, but killed every person in it. They did to the king what they had done to the king of Jericho.
31. After this, Joshua and his army went on from Libnah to Lachish, surrounded it and attacked it.
32. The Lord gave the Israelites victory over Lachish on the second day of the battle. Just as they had done at Libnah, they spared no one, but killed every person in the city.
33. King Horam of Gezer came to the aid of Lachish, but Joshua defeated him and his army and left none of them alive.
34. Next, Joshua and his army went on from Lachish to Eglon, surrounded it and attacked it.
35. They captured it the same day and put everyone there to death, just as they had done at Lachish.
36. After this, Joshua and his army went from Eglon up into the hills to Hebron, attacked it