30. Adonai also gave it with its king into the hand of Israel. So he struck it and every single soul in it with the edge of the sword, leaving no survivors in it. So he did to its king as he had done to the king of Jericho.
31. Then Joshua and all Israel with him passed on from Libnah to Lachish, camped against it and fought against it.
32. Adonai delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, so he captured it on the second day, and struck it and every single soul in it with the edge of the sword, just as he had done to Libnah.
33. Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish, but Joshua defeated him and his people until he had left him no survivors.
34. Then Joshua and all Israel with him passed on from Lachish to Eglon, camped against it and fought against it.
35. They captured it on that day and struck it and every single soul in it with the edge of the sword, putting them under the ban that day, just as he had done to Lachish.
36. Then Joshua and all Israel with him went up from Eglon to Hebron, and they fought against it.
37. They captured it and struck it, its king, all its towns, and every single soul that was in it with the edge of the sword, leaving no survivors, just as he had done to Eglon, putting it and every single soul in it under the ban.
38. Then Joshua and all Israel with him turned back to Debir and fought against it.
39. He captured it and its king, and all its towns, struck them with the edge of the sword and put every single soul in it under the ban, leaving no survivors. Just as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir and its king, as he had also done to Libnah and its king.
40. So Joshua conquered the entire country—the hill country, the Negev, the lowland and the slopes—with all their kings. He left no survivors, but he put everything that breathed under the ban, just as Adonai God of Israel had commanded.
41. Thus Joshua defeated them from Kadesh-barnea to Gaza, all the country of Goshen as far as Gibeon.