Joshua 10:34

34 Yehoshua passed from Lakhish, and all Yisra'el with him, to `Eglon; and they encamped against it, and fought against it;

Joshua 10:34 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 10:34

And from Lachish Joshua passed unto Eglon
Which, according to Bunting ^F6, was eight miles from Lachish, and twelve from Jerusalem southward, of which see ( Joshua 10:5 ) ;

and all Israel with him, and they encamped against it, and fought
against it;
it not surrendering at once, but attempted to hold out a siege.

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FOOTNOTES:

F6 Ut supra. (Travels of the Patriarchs p. 96.)

Joshua 10:34 In-Context

32 and the LORD delivered Lakhish into the hand of Yisra'el; and he took it on the second day, and struck it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls who were therein, according to all that he had done to Livna.

33 Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lakhish; and Yehoshua struck him and his people, until he had left him none remaining.

34 Yehoshua passed from Lakhish, and all Yisra'el with him, to `Eglon; and they encamped against it, and fought against it;

35 and they took it on that day, and struck it with the edge of the sword; and all the souls who were therein he utterly destroyed that day, according to all that he had done to Lakhish.

36 Yehoshua went up from `Eglon, and all Yisra'el with him, to Hevron; and they fought against it: