Joshua 10:24   (Read all of Joshua 10)

When they had brought these kings to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the army commanders who had come with him, "Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings." So they came forward and placed their feet on their necks.

Joshua 10:25   (Read all of Joshua 10)

Joshua said to them, "Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Be strong and courageous. This is what the Lord will do to all the enemies you are going to fight."

Joshua 10:27   (Read all of Joshua 10)

At sunset Joshua gave the order and they took them down from the poles and threw them into the cave where they had been hiding. At the mouth of the cave they placed large rocks, which are there to this day.

Joshua 10:28   (Read all of Joshua 10)

That day Joshua took Makkedah. He put the city and its king to the sword and totally destroyed everyone in it. He left no survivors. And he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho.

Joshua 10:30   (Read all of Joshua 10)

The Lord also gave that city and its king into Israel's hand. The city and everyone in it Joshua put to the sword. He left no survivors there. And he did to its king as he had done to the king of Jericho.

Joshua 10:32   (Read all of Joshua 10)

The Lord gave Lachish into Israel's hands, and Joshua took it on the second day. The city and everyone in it he put to the sword, just as he had done to Libnah.

Joshua 10:33   (Read all of Joshua 10)

Meanwhile, Horam king of Gezer had come up to help Lachish, but Joshua defeated him and his army-until no survivors were left.

Joshua 10:35   (Read all of Joshua 10)

They captured it that same day and put it to the sword and totally destroyed everyone in it, just as they had done to Lachish.

Joshua 10:37   (Read all of Joshua 10)

They took the city and put it to the sword, together with its king, its villages and everyone in it. They left no survivors. Just as at Eglon, they totally destroyed it and everyone in it.

Joshua 10:39   (Read all of Joshua 10)

They took the city, its king and its villages, and put them to the sword. Everyone in it they totally destroyed. They left no survivors. They did to Debir and its king as they had done to Libnah and its king and to Hebron.

Joshua 10:40   (Read all of Joshua 10)

So Joshua subdued the whole region, including the hill country, the Negev, the western foothills and the mountain slopes, together with all their kings. He left no survivors. He totally destroyed all who breathed, just as the Lord, the God of Israel, had commanded.

Joshua 10:41   (Read all of Joshua 10)

Joshua subdued them from Kadesh Barnea to Gaza and from the whole region of Goshen to Gibeon.

Joshua 11:1   (Read all of Joshua 11)

When Jabin king of Hazor heard of this, he sent word to Jobab king of Madon, to the kings of Shimron and Akshaph,

Joshua 11:2   (Read all of Joshua 11)

and to the northern kings who were in the mountains, in the Arabah south of Kinnereth, in the western foothills and in Naphoth Dor on the west;

Joshua 11:4   (Read all of Joshua 11)

They came out with all their troops and a large number of horses and chariots-a huge army, as numerous as the sand on the seashore.

Joshua 11:6   (Read all of Joshua 11)

The Lord said to Joshua, "Do not be afraid of them, because by this time tomorrow I will hand all of them, slain, over to Israel. You are to hamstring their horses and burn their chariots."

Joshua 11:7   (Read all of Joshua 11)

So Joshua and his whole army came against them suddenly at the Waters of Merom and attacked them,

Joshua 11:8   (Read all of Joshua 11)

and the Lord gave them into the hand of Israel. They defeated them and pursued them all the way to Greater Sidon, to Misrephoth Maim, and to the Valley of Mizpah on the east, until no survivors were left.

Joshua 11:10   (Read all of Joshua 11)

At that time Joshua turned back and captured Hazor and put its king to the sword. (Hazor had been the head of all these kingdoms.)

Joshua 11:11   (Read all of Joshua 11)

Everyone in it they put to the sword. They totally destroyed them, not sparing anyone that breathed, and he burned Hazor itself.

Joshua 11:12   (Read all of Joshua 11)

Joshua took all these royal cities and their kings and put them to the sword. He totally destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded.

Joshua 11:14   (Read all of Joshua 11)

The Israelites carried off for themselves all the plunder and livestock of these cities, but all the people they put to the sword until they completely destroyed them, not sparing anyone that breathed.

Joshua 11:15   (Read all of Joshua 11)

As the Lord commanded his servant Moses, so Moses commanded Joshua, and Joshua did it; he left nothing undone of all that the Lord commanded Moses.

Joshua 11:16   (Read all of Joshua 11)

So Joshua took this entire land: the hill country, all the Negev, the whole region of Goshen, the western foothills, the Arabah and the mountains of Israel with their foothills,