Joshua 10:40

"So Joshua smote all the land, the hill-country, and the South, and the lowland, and the slopes, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but he utterly destroyed all that breathed, as Jehovah the God of Israel, commanded. And Joshua smote them from Kadesh-barnea even unto Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, even unto Gibeon. And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because Jehovah the God of Israel, fought for Israel. And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal."

This concludes the account of how Joshua completed the Southern Campaign. There were apparently a number of smaller places which Joshua attacked over and beyond cities of the additional seven kings mentioned in Joshua 10:28-43.

"Kadesh-barnea ..." (Joshua 10:42). This was the southern limits of Joshua's campaign. The land of Goshen mentioned in Joshua 10:41 is confusing until we learn that, "It was in the southern part of Judah and must be distinguished, of course, from the land of Goshen in Egypt."[40]; Joshua 10:42 here probably indicates that significant omissions are made in this summary. "Whatever the case, the events recorded here are a significant step toward the complete subjugation of all the land of Canaan."[41]

"The Lord God of Israel fought for Israel ..." (Joshua 10:42). Indeed he did. As Blair stated, "Archeological research has shown how strongly fortified the Canaanite cities were, and how advanced was their civilization; Israel's victory was nothing short of miraculous!"[42]