28. That same day Joshua captured and destroyed the town of Makkedah. He killed everyone in it, including the king, leaving no survivors. He destroyed them all, and he killed the king of Makkedah as he had killed the king of Jericho.
29. Then Joshua and the Israelites went to Libnah and attacked it.
30. There, too, the lord gave them the town and its king. He killed everyone in it, leaving no survivors. Then Joshua killed the king of Libnah as he had killed the king of Jericho.
31. From Libnah, Joshua and the Israelites went to Lachish and attacked it.
32. Here again, the lord gave them Lachish. Joshua took it on the second day and killed everyone in it, just as he had done at Libnah.
33. During the attack on Lachish, King Horam of Gezer arrived with his army to help defend the town. But Joshua’s men killed him and his army, leaving no survivors.
34. Then Joshua and the Israelite army went on to Eglon and attacked it.
35. They captured it that day and killed everyone in it. He completely destroyed everyone, just as he had done at Lachish.
36. From Eglon, Joshua and the Israelite army went up to Hebron and attacked it.
37. They captured the town and killed everyone in it, including its king, leaving no survivors. They did the same thing to all of its surrounding villages. And just as he had done at Eglon, he completely destroyed the entire population.