Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, to Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it.
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Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, to Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it.
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And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it:
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And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it.
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Passages linked to Joshua 10:31 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Joshua 10:3 Therefore Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem sent to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon, saying,
- Joshua 10:5 Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together and went up, they and all their armies, and encamped against Gibeon, and made war against it.
- Joshua 12:11 the king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one;
- Joshua 15:39 Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,
- 2 Kings 19:8 So Rabshakeh returned and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah; for he had heard that he had departed from Lachish.
- 2 Chronicles 11:9 Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,
- Isaiah 37:8 So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah, for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.
- Micah 1:13 Harness the chariot to the swift steed, inhabitant of Lachish. She was the beginning of sin to the daughter of Zion; For the transgressions of Israel were found in you.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Jos 10:31 And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all…
Jos 10:31 And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it:
Ver. 31. And Joshua passed.] See Jos 10:29.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the Lord delivered Lachish into the hand of…
And the Lord delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, which he took on the second day,.... Either the second day from the slaughter of the kings, or rather the second day of the encampment or siege; so Kimchi: and
smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein, according to all that he had done to Libnah; no mention is made of its king, because he was one of the five kings that had been hanged up; so that at the taking of this city there was no king.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 31. Lachish — See Jos_10:3, note.
31. Lachish — See Jos_10:3, note.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 31. unto Lachish] See above, Jos_10:3. The Israelitish leader…
31. unto Lachish] See above, Jos_10:3. The Israelitish leader moved in a south-westerly direction.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (31) Lachish has been variously identified, (1) as Um-Lâkis;…
(31) Lachish has been variously identified, (1) as Um-Lâkis; (2) Zukkanjek; (3) Tell-el-Hesy, near Eglon. It cannot have been far from this latter place.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And Joshua passed. No indication of time is given…
And Joshua passed. No indication of time is given in the rest of this chapter. The campaign was probably an affair of some weeks, though none of the cities could have made a prolonged resistance.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Libnah ... Lachish
Libnah ... Lachish
These are the names of cities. (See: How to Translate Names)
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into the hand of Israel
Here their "hand" represents their control. AT: "Yahweh gave Lachish into the control of the nation of Israel" (See: Metonymy)
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 10:31-33 Lachish, by far the most important of the…
10:31-33 Lachish, by far the most important of the six cities taken at this time, was defended so well that it took Joshua until the second day to capture it. • Gezer was about twenty-five miles north of Lachish. Lachish and Gezer might have had a mutual aid treaty.
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