34 At that time we captured all his cities and completely destroyed the people of every city, including the women and children. We left no survivors.(A)

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34 At that time we took all his towns and completely destroyed[a](A) them—men, women and children. We left no survivors.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 2:34 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.

Conquest of Southern Cities

28 On that day Joshua captured Makkedah and struck it down with the sword, including its king. He completely destroyed it[a] and everyone in it, leaving no survivors. So he treated the king of Makkedah as he had the king of Jericho.(A)

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  1. 10:28 Some Hb mss read them

Southern Cities Conquered

28 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.(A) And he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho.(B)

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30 The Lord also handed it and its king over to Israel. He struck it down, putting everyone in it to the sword, and left no survivors in it. He treated Libnah’s king as he had the king of Jericho.

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30 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.

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33 At that time King Horam of Gezer went to help Lachish,(A) but Joshua struck him down along with his people, leaving no survivors.

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

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37 They captured it and struck down its king, all its villages, and everyone in it with the sword. He left no survivors, just as he had done at Eglon. He completely destroyed Hebron and everyone in it.

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

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39 He captured it—its king and all its villages. They struck them down with the sword and completely destroyed everyone in it, leaving no survivors. He treated Debir and its king as he had treated Hebron and as he had treated Libnah and its king.

40 So Joshua conquered the whole region(A)—the hill country, the Negev, the Judean foothills,[a] and the slopes—with all their kings, leaving no survivors. He completely destroyed every living being, as the Lord, the God of Israel, had commanded.(B)

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  1. 10:40 Or the Shephelah

39 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.(A)

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

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