Discovery BoxJoshua 10:28 
ContextJoshua 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 10:32
Context10:32 The Lord handed Lachish over to Israel and they 2 captured it on the second day. They put the sword to all who lived there, just as they had done to Libnah.
Joshua 10:37
Context10:37 They captured it and put the sword to its king, all its surrounding cities, and all who lived in it; they 3 left no survivors. As they 4 had done at Eglon, they 5 annihilated it and all who lived there.
Joshua 10:42
Context10:42 Joshua captured in one campaign 6 all these kings and their lands, for the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel.
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 “at one time.”
