23. And they did so, and brought him these five kings from the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon.
24. And when they brought these kings to Joshua, Joshua called all the men of Israel and said to the commanders of the fighting men who had gone with him, “Come near, put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So they came near and put their feet on their necks.
25. And Joshua said to them, “Do not be afraid or dismayed! Be strong and bold, for thus Yahweh will do to all your enemies whom you are about to fight.
26. And after this Joshua struck them down and killed them, and he hanged them on five trees. And they were hanging on the trees until the evening.
27. And it happened at the time of sunset, Joshua commanded, and they took them down from the trees and threw them into the cave where they had hidden themselves, and they put large stones against the mouth of the cave, which are there to this very day.
28. Joshua captured Makkedah on that day, and he struck it and its king with the edge of the sword; he utterly destroyed it and everyone that was in it. He did not leave behind a survivor. So he did to the king of Makkedah just as he did to the king of Jericho.
29. And Joshua passed on, and all of Israel with him, from Makkedah to Libnah, and he fought against Libnah.
30. And Yahweh also gave it into the hand of Israel, and its king and all the people in it he struck with the edge of the sword. He left in it no survivor. He did to its king just as he did to the king of Jericho.
31. And Joshua passed on, and all of Israel with him, from Libnah to Lachish, and he laid siege to it and fought against it.
32. And Yahweh gave Lachish into the hand of Israel, and he captured it on the second day. He struck it with the edge of the sword, and everyone in it, just as he did to Libnah.
33. Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish, and Joshua struck him and his people until he left no survivor behind.
34. And Joshua passed on, and all of Israel with him, from Lachish to Eglon, and they laid siege to it and fought against it.
35. And they captured it on that day, and he struck it with the edge of the sword, and all the people that were in it on that day he utterly destroyed as he had done to Lachish.