Joshua 10:31

Joshua 10:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it:
• New International Version (NIV)Then Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Libnah to Lachish; he took up positions against it and attacked it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Joshua and all Israel with him passed on from Libnah to Lachish and laid siege to it and fought against it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, to Lachish; and they encamped against it and fought against it.

Context of Joshua 10:31

29Then Joshua and all Israel with him went on from Makkedah to Libnah, and fought against Libnah. 30The Lord gave it also along with its king into the hands of Israel, and Joshua struck it and every person who was in it with the edge of the sword. He left no survivor in it. So he did to the king of Libnah just as he had done to the king of Jericho. And Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Libnah to Lachish, and they camped by it and fought against it. 32The Lord gave Lachish into the hands of Israel; and Joshua captured it on the second day, and struck it and every person who was in it with the edge of the sword, just as he had done to Libnah. 33Then Horam king of Gezer went up to help Lachish, and Joshua struck him and his people down until he had left him no survivor.

Joshua 10:31 word by word

וַיַּעֲבֹ֣ר יְ֠הוֹשֻׁעַ וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל עִמּ֛וֹ מִלִּבְנָ֖ה לָכִ֑ישָׁה וַיִּ֣חַן עָלֶ֔יהָ וַיִּלָּ֖חֶם בָּֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Joshuaיְהוֹשׁוּעַyehôshûa‛ yehôshûa‛ · JoshuaH3091
• passedעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• from Libnahלִבְנָהlibnâh · LibnahH3841
• and all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• with him, unto Lachishלָכִישׁlâkîysh · LachishH3923
• and encampedחָנָהchânâh · to campH2583
• against it, and foughtלָחַםlâcham · to fightH3898

Cross-references for Joshua 10:31

• Joshua 10:3So Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent word to Hoham king of Hebron, and to Piram king of Jarmuth, to Japhia king of Lachish, and to Debir king of Eglon, saying,
• Joshua 12:11the king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one;
• Joshua 15:39Lachish and Bozkath and Eglon,
• 2 Kings 19:8So the Rabshakeh returned and found the king of Assyria fighting against Libnah [a fortified city of Judah]; for he had heard that the king had left Lachish.
• 2 Chronicles 11:9Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,
• Isaiah 37:8So the Rabshakeh returned and found the king of Assyria fighting against Libnah [a fortified city of Judah], for he had heard that the king had left Lachish.
• Micah 1:13Harness the chariot to the team of horses [to escape the invasion], O inhabitant of Lachish— She was the beginning of sin To the Daughter of Zion (Jerusalem)— Because in you were found The rebellious acts of Israel.

Commentaries on Joshua 10:31

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 28-43Verses 28-43 Joshua made speed in taking these cities. See what a great deal of work may be done in a little time, if we will be diligent, and improve our opportunities. God here showed his hatred of the idolatries and other abominations of which the Canaanites had been guilty, and shows us how great the provocation was, by the greatness of the destruction brought upon them. Here also was typified the destruction of all the enemies of the Lord Jesus, who…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 31-33Lachish was the most important of the six cities captured at this time. It was defended so well that Joshua needed two days to capture it. Gezer was about 40 kilometers (25 miles) north of Lachish. Lachish and Gezer might have had a mutual treaty to aid each other.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 28-4228-42. that day Joshua took Makkedah--In this and the following verses is described the rapid succession of victory and extermination which swept the whole of southern Palestine into the hands of Israel. "All these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel. And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal."Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 10:31

• Captive
• Hebron
• Joshua
• Lachish
• Libnah
• Massacre
• War

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Joshua
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Adonizedec
• Lachish
• Libnah
• Eglon (2)
• Exodus, the Book of
• Joshua, Book of

Commentaries on Joshua 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings