Bible Strands
Joshua 10:31
And Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Libnah to Lachish. They laid siege to it and fought against it.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records Joshua and the Israelite army advancing from the conquered city of Libnah toward Lachish during the ongoing southern conquest. The words — וַ/יַּעֲבֹ֣ר (va/i.ya.'a.Vor) denotes the army’s passage or movement, while וַ/יִּ֣חַן (va/i.Yi.chan) specifies the military act of encamping to lay siege. The thread — The advance against Lachish connects to Joshua 10:3, Joshua 10:5, and Joshua 12:11, which track the city’s role in the Amorite coalition and its eventual listing among conquered territories. Why it lands — It demands recognition that the conquest proceeds through deliberate, sequential military action rather than isolated miracles, fulfilling the prior judgments executed at Jericho and Ai.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it:
Cross-references
- Joshua 10:3 Therefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent word to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon, saying,
- Joshua 10:5 So the five kings of the Amorites—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon—joined forces and advanced with all their armies. They camped before 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 When the Rabshakeh heard that the king of Assyria had left Lachish, he withdrew and found the king fighting against Libnah.
- 2 Chronicles 11:9 Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,
- Isaiah 37:8 When the Rabshakeh heard that the king of Assyria had left Lachish, he withdrew and found the king fighting against Libnah.
- Micah 1:13 Harness your chariot horses, O dweller of Lachish. You were the beginning of sin to the Daughter of Zion, for the transgressions of Israel were found in you.