Makkedah conquered — Joshua took Makkedah on that day and struck it with the edge of the sword, and its king; he devoted it to destruction (וַיַּחֲרֵם), him, and every person in it. He left no survivors (לֹא־הִשְׁאִיר שָׂרִיד). After the execution of the five kings, Joshua immediately besieges Makkedah, implements the ban (herem), and slaughters the entire population. The rapid conquest demonstrates that the destruction of the kings' army and the execution of the kings themselves shatters the will to resist. Makkedah, scene of the hiding and execution, becomes the pattern for subsequent southern conquests.

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