06:010:021 And all the people returned to the camp
to Joshua at Makkedah
in
peace: none moved his tongue against any of the
children of
Israel.
06:010:022 Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the
cave, and bring out
those
five kings unto me out of the cave.
06:010:023 And they did so, and brought forth those
five kings unto him
out
of the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron,
the
king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king
of
Eglon.
06:010:024 And it came to pass, when they brought
out those kings unto
Joshua,
that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said
unto
the captains of the men of war which went with him,
Come
near,
put your feet upon the necks of these kings. And
they
came
near, and put their feet upon the necks of them.
06:010:025 And Joshua said unto them, Fear not, nor
be dismayed, be
strong
and of good courage: for thus shall the lord
do to all
your
enemies against whom ye fight.
06:010:026 And afterward Joshua smote them, and slew
them, and hanged
them
on five trees: and they were hanging upon the
trees until
the
evening.
06:010:027 And it came to pass at the time of the
going down of the sun,
that
Joshua commanded, and they took them down off the trees,
and
cast them into the cave wherein they had been hid,
and
laid
great stones in the cave’s mouth, which remain
until this
very
day.
06:010:028 And that day Joshua took Makkedah, and
smote it with the edge
of
the sword, and the king thereof he utterly destroyed,
them,
and
all the souls that were therein; he let none remain:
and
he
did to the king of Makkedah as he did unto the king
of
Jericho.
06:010:029 Then Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all
Israel with him,
unto
Libnah, and fought against Libnah:
06:010:030 And the lord delivered it also, and
the king thereof, into the
hand
of Israel; and he smote it with the edge of the sword,
and
all the souls that were therein; he let none remain
in it;
but
did unto the king thereof as he did unto the king of
Jericho.
06:010:031 And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all
Israel with him, unto
Lachish,
and encamped against it, and fought against it:
06:010:032 And the lord delivered Lachish into
the hand of Israel, which
took
it on the second day, and smote it with the edge of
the
sword,
and all the souls that were therein, according to all
that
he had done to Libnah.
06:010:033 Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help
Lachish; and Joshua
smote
him and his people, until he had left him none
remaining.


