28That is how Joshua's army attacked and captured Makkedah. They killed the king and everyone else in the town. They did not leave anyone alive. They did to the king of Makkedah the same thing that they had done to the king of Jericho.
29That same day, Joshua and his Israeli army went southwest from Makkedah to Libnah city and attacked it.
30Yahweh enabled the Israelis to conquer MTY that city and its king. They killed everyone in the city; they did not ◄spare anyone/allow anyone to remain alive►. They killed the king of Libnah just like they had killed the king of Jericho.
31Then Joshua and his army went south from Libnah to Lachish city. They surrounded the city and attacked it.
32On the second day of the battle, Yahweh enabled the Israelis to conquer MTY the city. And like they had done at Libnah, they killed everyone DOU in the city.
33King Horam from Gezer city and his army came to help the soldiers of Lachish, but Joshua's army defeated Horam and his army, and did not allow any of them to remain alive.