Charles Ellicott Commentary 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." — Joshua 10:40 (ASV)

Of the hills —that is, the mountains of Judah and Ephraim.

The south —that is, the Nêgeb.

The vale —that is, Shephêlah, the plain of the coast, but not apparently including the Philistine territory, which was not conquered by Joshua.

The springs —or Áshdoth. Some render it the slopes or declivities, the country between the high hills and the low plain of the coast.