636 - Israel Destroys the Southern Towns

​Israel Destroys the Southern Towns

(The same day that Joshua killed the five southern kings), he 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. 

Then, Joshua and the Israelites went to Libnah …and attacked it. 

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. From Libnah, Joshua and the Israelites went to Lachish …and attacked it. 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. 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. 

Then, Joshua and the Israelite army went on to Eglon …and attacked it. 

They captured it that day …and killed everyone in it. 

He completely destroyed everyone, just as he had done at Lachish. 

From Eglon, Joshua and the Israelite army went up to Hebron …and attacked it. 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. Then, Joshua and the Israelites turned back …and attacked Debir. He captured the town, its king, and all of its surrounding villages. 

He completely destroyed everyone in it, leaving no survivors. 

He did to Debir and its king just what he had done to Hebron and to Libnah and its king. 

So, Joshua conquered the whole region—the kings and people of the hill country, the Negev, the western foothills, and the mountain slopes. 

He completely destroyed everyone in the land, leaving no survivors, just as the Lord, the God of Israel, had commanded. 

Joshua slaughtered them from Kadesh-Barnea to Gaza …and from the region around the town of Goshen up to Gibeon. 

Joshua conquered all these kings and their land, in a single campaign, for the Lord, the God of Israel, was fighting for His people. 

Then, Joshua and the Israelite army returned to their camp at Gilgal. 

Joshua 10:28–43 (NLT)

Praise be to God!


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