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Joshua 10:31

After this, Joshua and his army went on from Libnah to Lachish, surrounded it and attacked it.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Captive;   Hebron;   Joshua;   Lachish;   Libnah;   Massacre;   War;   Thompson Chain Reference - Lachish;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Sieges;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Adonizedek;   Lachish;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Joshua the son of nun;   Palestine;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Prayer;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Lachish;   Libnah;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Lachish;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Japhia;   Joshua, the Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Israel;   Joshua;   Lachish;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Eglon ;   Gibeon ;   Lachish ;   Libnah ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Lachish;   Libnah;   Smith Bible Dictionary - La'chish;   Makke'dah;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Conquest of Canaan;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Eglon (2);   Joshua (2);   Joshua, Book of;   Libnah;   Palestine (Recent Exploration, I.e. as of 1915);  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
From Libnah, Joshua and all Israel with him crossed to Lachish. They laid siege to it and attacked it.
Hebrew Names Version
Yehoshua passed from Livna, and all Yisra'el with him, to Lakhish, and encamped against it, and fought against it:
King James Version
And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it:
Lexham English Bible
And Joshua passed on, and all of Israel with him, from Libnah to Lachish, and he laid siege to it and fought against it.
English Standard Version
Then Joshua and all Israel with him passed on from Libnah to Lachish and laid siege to it and fought against it.
New Century Version
Then Joshua and all the Israelites left Libnah and went to Lachish, which they surrounded and attacked.
New English Translation
Joshua and all Israel marched from Libnah to Lachish. He deployed his troops and fought against it.
Amplified Bible
And Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Libnah to Lachish, and they camped by it and fought against it.
New American Standard Bible
And Joshua and all Israel with him passed on from Libnah to Lachish, and they camped by it and fought against it.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Ioshua departed from Libnah, and all Israel with him vnto Lachish, and besieged it, and assaulted it.
Legacy Standard Bible
And Joshua and all Israel with him passed on from Libnah to Lachish, and they camped by it and fought against it.
Contemporary English Version
Joshua then led his army to Lachish, and they set up camp around the town. They attacked,
Complete Jewish Bible
Y'hoshua went on from Livnah, and all Isra'el with him, to Lakhish; and he pitched camp against it and fought against it.
Darby Translation
And Joshua passed, and all Israel with him, from Libnah to Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then Joshua and all the Israelites left Libnah and went to Lachish. Joshua and his army camped around that city and attacked it.
George Lamsa Translation
And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, to Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it;
Literal Translation
And Joshua passed on, and all Israel with him, from Libnah to Lachish. And they camped against it, and fought against it.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Afterwarde wente Iosua and all Israel with him from Lybna vnto Lachis, and layed sege vnto it, and fought agaynst it.
American Standard Version
And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it:
Bible in Basic English
Then Joshua and all Israel with him went on from Libnah to Lachish, and took up their position against it and made an attack on it,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Iosuah departed from Libna, and all Israel with him vnto Lachis, and besieged it, and assaulted it.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it.
King James Version (1611)
And Ioshua passed from Libnah and all Israel with him, vnto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Joshua and all Israel with him departed from Lebna to Lachis, and he encamped about it, and besieged it.
English Revised Version
And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it:
Berean Standard Bible
And Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Libnah to Lachish. They laid siege to it and fought against it.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Fro Lempna he passide with al Israel in to Lachis; and whanne the oost was disposid bi cumpas, he fauyt ayens it.
Young's Literal Translation
And Joshua passeth over, and all Israel with him, from Libnah to Lachish, and encampeth against it, and fighteth against it;
Update Bible Version
And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, to Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it:
Webster's Bible Translation
And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, to Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it:
World English Bible
Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, to Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it:
New King James Version
Then Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, to Lachish; and they encamped against it and fought against it.
New Living Translation
From Libnah, Joshua and the Israelites went to Lachish and attacked it.
New Life Bible
Joshua and all Israel went from Libnah to Lachish. They stayed beside it and fought against it.
New Revised Standard
Next Joshua passed on from Libnah, and all Israel with him, to Lachish, and laid siege to it, and assaulted it.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Joshua passed over, and all Israel with him, from Libnah unto Lachish, - and encamped against it, and fought against it;
Douay-Rheims Bible
From Lebna he passed unto Lachis, with all Israel: and investing it with his army, besieged it.
Revised Standard Version
And Joshua passed on from Libnah, and all Israel with him, to Lachish, and laid siege to it, and assaulted it:
THE MESSAGE
Joshua, all Israel with him, moved on from Libnah to Lachish. He set up camp nearby and attacked. God gave Lachish to Israel. Israel took it in two days and killed everyone. He carried out the holy curse, the same as with Libnah.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And Joshua and all Israel with him passed on from Libnah to Lachish, and they camped by it and fought against it.

Contextual Overview

28 Joshua attacked and captured Makkedah and its king that day. He put everyone in the city to death; no one was left alive. He did to the king of Makkedah what he had done to the king of Jericho. 29 After this, Joshua and his army went on from Makkedah to Libnah and attacked it. 30 The Lord also gave the Israelites victory over this city and its king. They spared no one, but killed every person in it. They did to the king what they had done to the king of Jericho. 31 After this, Joshua and his army went on from Libnah to Lachish, surrounded it and attacked it. 32 The Lord gave the Israelites victory over Lachish on the second day of the battle. Just as they had done at Libnah, they spared no one, but killed every person in the city. 33 King Horam of Gezer came to the aid of Lachish, but Joshua defeated him and his army and left none of them alive. 34 Next, Joshua and his army went on from Lachish to Eglon, surrounded it and attacked it. 35 They captured it the same day and put everyone there to death, just as they had done at Lachish. 36 After this, Joshua and his army went from Eglon up into the hills to Hebron, attacked it 37 and captured it. They killed the king and everyone else in the city as well as in the nearby towns. Joshua condemned the city to total destruction, just as he had done to Eglon. No one in it was left alive.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Lachish: Lachish was also situated in the south of Judah, seven miles south from Eleutheropolis, according to Eusebius and Jerome. It appears to have been anciently a very strong place; for though the people were panic struck, and the Israelites flushed with success, yet Joshua could not reduce it till the second day; and the king of Assyria afterwards was obliged to raise the siege. Joshua 10:3, Joshua 10:5, Joshua 12:11, Joshua 15:39, 2 Kings 19:8, 2 Chronicles 11:9, Isaiah 37:8, Micah 1:13

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 14:19 - fled to Lachish 2 Chronicles 25:27 - Lachish 2 Chronicles 32:9 - Lachish

Cross-References

Genesis 10:5
they were the ancestors of the people who live along the coast and on the islands. These are the descendants of Japheth, living in their different tribes and countries, each group speaking its own language.
Genesis 10:20
These are the descendants of Ham, living in their different tribes and countries, each group speaking its own language.
Acts 17:26
From one human being he created all races of people and made them live throughout the whole earth. He himself fixed beforehand the exact times and the limits of the places where they would live.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish,.... Which, according to Bunting d, was eight miles from Libnah, and twenty miles from Jerusalem to the southwest of this city; see Joshua 10:5;

and encamped against it, and fought against it; for it seems this city stood out, and would not surrender at once, which obliged Joshua to encamp about it, and besiege it.

d Travels of the Patriarchs, &c. p. 96.


 
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