After this, Joshua struck those kings down, executing them, and hanged them on five gallows until sunset.

Joshua then turned back and captured Hazor, executing its king, because Hazor used to be the head of all of those kingdoms.

Joshua fought an extended campaign against all those kings.

The Israelis also killed Beor's son Balaam, the occult practitioner, executing him with a sword as one of those killed.

The descendants of Joseph replied, "The hill country isn't sufficient for us, but all the Canaanites who live on the plain have iron chariots, both those in Beth-shean and its villages as well as the inhabitants of the Jezreel Valley."

So the men started out, following Joshua's command to those who went to scout the land, "Go through the land and record a description of it, and then return to me. I will then cast lots in the presence of the LORD your God in Shiloh."

He may run to one of those cities, stand at the entrance to the city gate, and tell his side of the story to the elders of the city. They are to bring him inside the city with them and provide him a place to live among them.

That way, you will not mingle with those nations that remain among you, nor mention the name of their gods, nor make oaths by them, nor serve them, nor worship them.

because if you ever turn back and cling to those who remain of these nations by intermarrying with them and associating one with another,

since the LORD our God is the one who brought us and our ancestors up from the land of Egypt, from a life of slavery. He did those great things right in front of us, preserving us along the way that we traveled and among all the nations through whose territory we passed.