They capturedit on that dayand struckit with the edgeof the sword;and he utterlydestroyedthat dayeverypersonwho[was] in it, according to allthat he had doneto Lachish.
"He breaksme downon everyside,and I am gone;And He has uprootedmy hopelike a tree.
Yet in spiteof this,when they are in the landof their enemies,I will not rejectthem, norwill I so abhorthem as to destroythem, breakingMy covenantwith them; for I am the LORDtheir God.
And Joshuaand allIsraelwith him passedon from Lachishto Eglon,and they campedby it and foughtagainstit.
Then Joshuaand allIsraelwith him wentup from Eglonto Hebron,and they foughtagainstit.
They capturedit and struckit and its kingand allits citiesand allthe personswho[were] in it with the edgeof the sword.He leftnosurvivor,according to allthat he had doneto Eglon.And he utterlydestroyedit and everypersonwho[was] in it.
