Joshua 10:31

31 Joshua and all Israel marched from Libnah to Lachish, camped there, and attacked it.

Joshua 10:31 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 10:31

And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto
Lachish
Which, according to Bunting ^F4, 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.

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FOOTNOTES:

F4 Travels of the Patriarchs p. 96.

Joshua 10:31 In-Context

29 Joshua and all Israel marched from Makkedah to Libnah and attacked it.

30 The LORD also handed Libnah and its king over to Israel. He killed all the people. There were no survivors. He did the same thing to the king of Libnah that he had done to the king of Jericho.

31 Joshua and all Israel marched from Libnah to Lachish, camped there, and attacked it.

32 The LORD handed Lachish over to Israel. He captured it on the next day and killed all the people, the same way he had captured Libnah.

33 At that time King Horam of Gezer had come to help Lachish. But Joshua killed him and his troops. There were no survivors.