26. After that, Joshua struck them down, killed them, and hung them on five trees. They were hanging on the trees until evening.
27. At sundown Joshua commanded men to take them down from the trees and throw them into the cave in which they had hidden themselves. Over the mouth of the cave he placed large stones, which remain to this day.
28. Joshua took Makkedah that day and struck it and its king with the edge of the sword. He destroyed it and all life within it. He did not leave any survivors. He did to the king of Makkedah just as he did to the king of Jericho.
29. Then Joshua passed from Makkedah to Libnah with all of Israel, and they fought against Libnah.
30. The Lord gave Libnah and its king into the hand of Israel, and they struck all who lived in it with the edge of the sword. There were no survivors left. They did to its king what they had done to the king of Jericho.
31. Then Joshua passed from Libnah to Lachish with all of Israel, camped against it, and waged war against it.
32. The Lord gave Lachish into the hand of Israel. They captured it on the second day and struck all who lived in it with the edge of the sword, just as they had done to Libnah.
33. King Horam of Gezer came up to help Lachish, but Joshua attacked him and his people until he did not have a single survivor left.
34. From Lachish, Joshua and all of Israel passed to Eglon. They camped against it and waged war against it.
35. They captured it that day and struck it with the edge of the sword. All who lived in it were destroyed that day, just as Israel had done to Lachish.
36. Then Joshua and all of Israel went up from Eglon to Hebron and waged war against it.
37. They captured it and struck its king, and all who lived in it, and its surrounding towns with the edge of the sword. No survivor was left. Just as they had done to Eglon, they destroyed it and all who lived in it.
38. Then Joshua and all of Israel turned to Debir and waged war against it.
39. They captured it, its king, and all its surrounding towns and struck them with the edge of the sword. They destroyed all who lived in them, and no survivor was left. As he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir and its king as they had done to Libnah and its king.