Joshua took Makkedah on that day, and struck it with the edge of the sword, and the king of it: he utterly destroyed them and all the souls who were therein; he left none remaining; and he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho.
And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel ( Joshua 10:42 ).