28. That day Joshua defeated Makkedah. He killed the king and completely destroyed all the people in that city. He killed them as an offering to the Lord. There was no one left alive. He did the same thing to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho.
29. Then Joshua and all the Israelites traveled from Makkedah. They went to Libnah and attacked it.
30. The Lord allowed them to defeat it and its king. They killed every person in the city. No one was left alive. And they did the same thing to that king as they had done to the king of Jericho.
31. Then Joshua and all the Israelites left Libnah and went to Lachish. They camped around Lachish and attacked it.
32. The Lord allowed them to defeat Lachish. On the second day Joshua defeated it. The Israelites killed everyone in that city. This was the same thing they had done to Libnah.
33. During this same time Horam king of Gezer came to help Lachish. But Joshua also defeated him and his army. There was no one left alive.
34. Then Joshua and all the Israelites went from Lachish to Eglon. They camped around Eglon and attacked it.
35. That day they captured Eglon. They killed all its people and completely destroyed everything in it as an offering to the Lord. This is the same thing they had done to Lachish.
36. Then Joshua and the Israelites went from Eglon to Hebron and attacked it.