Joshua 10:31

31 And Joshua passed from Libnah and all Israel with him unto Lachish and encamped against it and fought against 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 Then Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him unto Libnah and fought against Libnah;

30 and the LORD delivered it also, and the king thereof, into the hands of Israel; and he smote it with the edge of the sword and all the souls that were therein; he let no one remain in it, but did unto the king thereof as he did unto the king of Jericho.

31 And Joshua passed from Libnah and all Israel with him unto Lachish and encamped against it and fought against it;

32 and the LORD delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, who took it on the second day 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.

33 Then Horam, king of Gezer, came up to help Lachish, and Joshua smote him and his people until none of them were left.