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but do not stay there yourselves; pursue your enemies and attack them in the rear. Do not allow them to enter their cities, for the LORD your God has delivered them into your hand."
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It came about when Joshua and the sons of Israel had finishedslaying them with a verygreatslaughter, until they were destroyed, and the survivors who remained of them had entered the fortifiedcities,
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They didso, and broughtthesefivekings out to him from the cave: the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon.
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When they broughtthesekings out to Joshua, Joshuacalled for all the men of Israel, and said to the chiefs of the men of war who had gone with him, "Comenear, put your feet on the necks of thesekings." So they camenear and put their feet on their necks.
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Joshua then said to them, "Do not fear or be dismayed! Be strong and courageous, for thus the LORD will do to all your enemies with whom you fight."
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It came about at sunset* that Joshuagave a command, and they took them down from the trees and threw them into the cavewhere* they had hidden themselves, and putlargestonesover the mouth of the cave, to thisveryday.
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Now JoshuacapturedMakkedah on that day, and struck it and its king with the edge of the sword; he utterlydestroyed it and everypersonwho was in it. He leftnosurvivor. Thus he did to the king of Makkedahjust as he had done to the king of Jericho.
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The LORDgave it also with its king into the hands of Israel, and he struck it and everypersonwho was in it with the edge of the sword. He leftnosurvivor in it. Thus he did to its kingjust as he had done to the king of Jericho.
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The LORDgaveLachish into the hands of Israel; and he captured it on the secondday, and struck it and everypersonwho was in it with the edge of the sword, according to all that he had done to Libnah.
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They captured it on that day and struck it with the edge of the sword; and he utterlydestroyed that dayeverypersonwho was in it, according to all that he had done to Lachish.
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They captured it and struck it and its king and all its cities and all the personswho were in it with the edge of the sword. He leftnosurvivor, according to all that he had done to Eglon. And he utterlydestroyed it and everypersonwho was in it.
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He captured it and its king and all its cities, and they struck them with the edge of the sword, and utterlydestroyedeveryperson who was in it. He leftnosurvivor. 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.
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Thus Joshuastruckall the land, the hillcountry and the Negev and the lowland and the slopes and all their kings. He leftnosurvivor, but he utterlydestroyedallwhobreathed, just as the LORD, the God of Israel, had commanded.