Joshua 10:28
And that day Joshua took Makkedah, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof he utterly destroyed, them, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain: and he did to the king of Makkedah as he did unto the king of Jericho.
Cross-reference
In Joshua 10:39, Debir's destruction repeats the pattern — demonstrating total obedience to God's command.
In Joshua 10:37, Hebron's conquest mirrors the pattern — all kings receive the same judgment.
In Joshua 10:35, Eglon's destruction follows the same pattern — emphasizing the completeness of the conquest.
In Joshua 10:32, the same formula is used for Lachish's king — showing the consistent pattern of divine judgment.
Joshua 10:30 repeats the same destruction pattern at Libnah — reinforcing the consistent application of the herem in the conquest.
In Joshua 10:10, the pursuit ends at Makkedah — this verse captures the city, completing that sequence.
In Joshua 10:29, Joshua moves from Makkedah to Libnah — this verse records the capture of Makkedah just before.
Joshua 6:21 describes Jericho's total destruction — the model that Joshua follows for Makkedah here.
In Joshua 12:16, the king of Makkedah is listed among conquered kings — this verse records that conquest in detail.
In Joshua 11:12, Joshua destroys all royal cities with the sword — the same practice of total destruction seen here at Makkedah.
In Joshua 8:22, the ambush at Ai results in total destruction with no survivors — the same pattern repeated here at Makkedah.
In Joshua 9:1, the kings hear of Israel's victories — this conquest at Makkedah is one such event that fuels their fear.
Deuteronomy 20:17 lists the seven Canaanite nations to be utterly destroyed — Joshua 10:28 fulfills this against Makkedah, a city of one of those nations.
Deuteronomy 20:16 gives the law of total destruction for Canaanite cities — Joshua 10:28 carries out that law at Makkedah.
Deuteronomy 7:16 commands Israel to destroy the nations without pity — this verse demonstrates that command in action at Makkedah.
Deuteronomy 7:2 commands total destruction of Canaanites — Joshua's actions here are direct obedience to that command.
In Exodus 17:13, Joshua defeats Amalek with the sword — same leader, same method of conquest, prefiguring his later campaigns.