Joshua - 10:31



31 Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, to Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it.

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From Lebna he passed unto Lachis, with all Israel: and investing it with his army, besieged it.
And Joshua passed, and all Israel with him, from Libnah to Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it.
And Joshua passeth over, and all Israel with him, from Libnah to Lachish, and encampeth against it, and fighteth against it;
Then Joshua and all Israel with him went on from Libnah to Lachish, and took up their position against it and made an attack on it,
Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, to Lachish, and camped against it, and fought against it.
From Libnah, with all of Israel, he went on to Lachish. And taking positions around it with his army, he besieged it.
Postea transivit Josue, et universus Israel cum eo de Libna in Lachis, et castrametatus est juxta eam, et oppugnavit eam.

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And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish,.... Which, according to Bunting (d), 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.
(d) Travels of the Patriarchs, &c. p. 96.

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