Bible Strands
Joshua 10:34
So Joshua moved on from Lachish to Eglon, and all Israel with him. They laid siege to it and fought against it.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records Joshua’s military movement immediately after his victory at Lachish, positioning the Israelite army at the threshold of the next fortified city.
The words — וַ/יַּעֲבֹ֣ר (ya'avor) literally means “and he passed on” or moved forward, while וַ/יַּחֲנ֣וּ (ya'chanu) means “and they encamped,” denoting the tactical shift from pursuit to siege operations.
The thread — The campaign route and these specific cities reappear in Joshua 10:3, Joshua 12:12, and Joshua 15:39 as part of the conquest catalog and tribal boundary records.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to track the deliberate, unbroken sequence of the conquest, noting that military action proceeds systematically from one secured location to the next without narrative pause.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And from Lachish Joshua passed unto Eglon, and all Israel with him; and they 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 12:12 the king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one;
- Joshua 15:39 Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,