Joshua 10:28

Joshua Launches a Southern Campaign

10:28 That day Joshua captured Makkedah and put the sword to it and its king. He annihilated everyone who lived in it; he left no survivors. He did to its king what he had done to the king of Jericho. 1 

Joshua 10:39

10:39 They 2  captured it, its king, and all its surrounding cities and put the sword to them. They annihilated everyone who lived there; they 3  left no survivors. They 4  did to Debir and its king what they 5  had done to Libnah and its king and to Hebron. 6 

1 map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.

2 tn Heb “He”; the implied subject may be Israel, or Joshua (as the commanding general of the army).

3 tn Heb “he”; the implied subject may be Israel, or Joshua (as the commanding general of the army).

4 tn Heb “He”; the implied subject may be Israel, or Joshua (as the commanding general of the army).

5 tn Heb “he”; the implied subject may be Israel, or Joshua (as the commanding general of the army).

6 tn Heb “as he did to Hebron, so he did to Debir and its king, and as he did to Libnah and its king.” The clauses have been rearranged in the translation for stylistic reasons.