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Joshua 10:26-28
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Joshua 10:26-28
Holman Christian Standard Bible
26 After this, Joshua struck them down and executed them. He hung[a] their bodies on five trees[b] and they were there until evening.(A) 27 At sunset Joshua commanded that they be taken down from the trees[c](B) and thrown into the cave where they had hidden. Then large stones were placed against the mouth of the cave, and the stones are there to this day.(C)
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28 On that day Joshua captured Makkedah and struck it down with the sword, including its king. He completely destroyed it[d] and everyone in it, leaving no survivors. So he treated the king of Makkedah as he had the king of Jericho.(D)
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- Joshua 10:26 Or impaled
- Joshua 10:26 Or wooden stakes
- Joshua 10:27 Or wooden stakes
- Joshua 10:28 Some Hb mss read them
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