Joshua 10:28 meaning and explanation

On that day Joshua captured Makkedah and put it to the sword, along with its king. He devoted to destruction everyone in the city, leaving no survivors. So he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho.

Joshua 10:28, Berean Standard Bible

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Joshua 10 narrates the southern campaign after five Amorite kings attack Gibeon, which had made peace with Israel. Makkedah, where those kings hid in a cave, is the first city captured in the summary that follows.

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