Joshua 10 · Verse 31

Joshua 10:31

And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it:
Joshua 10:31, King James Version

Joshua 10:31 in other translations

BSBAnd Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Libnah to Lachish. They laid siege to it and fought against it.
WEBJoshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, to Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it.
ASVAnd Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it:
YLTAnd Joshua passeth over, and all Israel with him, from Libnah to Lachish, and encampeth against it, and fighteth against it;
DARBYAnd Joshua passed, and all Israel with him, from Libnah to Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it.
BBEThen 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,
WebsterAnd Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, to Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it:

What does Joshua 10:31 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 10:28-42

Jos 10:28-42. Seven More Kings Conquered. 28-42. 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…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 10:28-43

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…

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Joshua 10:31 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיַּעֲבֹ֣רvai.ya.'a.Vorand he passed onH5674
יְ֠הוֹשֻׁעַYe.ho.shu.a'JoshuaH3091
וְכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605
יִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
עִמּ֛וֹi.Mowith himH5973
מִלִּבְנָ֖הmi.liv.Nahfrom LibnahH3841
לָכִ֑ישָׁהla.Khi.shahLachish towardsH3923
וַיִּ֣חַןvai.Yi.chanand he encampedH2583
עָלֶ֔יהָ'a.Lei.haon itH5921
וַיִּלָּ֖חֶםvai.yi.La.chemand he engaged in battleH3898
בָּֽהּ\׃Bahagainst <the> it

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Joshua 10:31

  • Joshua 10:3

    Wherefore Adoni–zedek king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying,

  • 2 Chronicles 11:9

    And Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,

  • 2 Kings 19:8

    So Rab–shakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.

  • Isaiah 37:8

    So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.

  • Joshua 12:11

    The king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one;

  • Micah 1:13

    O thou inhabitant of Lachish, bind the chariot to the swift beast: she is the beginning of the sin to the daughter of Zion: for the transgressions of Israel were found in thee.

  • Joshua 15:39

    Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon,

  • Joshua 10:5

    Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped before Gibeon, and made war against it.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Lachish.Lachish was also situated in the south of Judah, seven miles south from Eleutheropolis, according to Eusebius and Jerome. It appears to have been anciently a very strong place; for though the people were panic struck, and the Israelites flushed with success, yet Joshua could not reduce it till the second day; and the king of Assyria afterwards was obliged to raise the siege.
3,5; 12:11; 15:39; 2Ki 19:8; 2Ch 11:9; Isa 37:8; Mic 1:13

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Context

  • Joshua 10:30

    And the Lord delivered it also, and the king thereof, into the hand of Israel; and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain in it; but did unto the king thereof as he did unto the king of Jericho.

  • Joshua 10:31

    And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it:

  • Joshua 10:32

    And the Lord delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, which took it on the second day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein, according to all that he had done to Libnah.

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Joshua 10:31 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y Josué, y todo Israel con él, pasó de Libna á Lachîs, y puso campo contra ella, y combatióla:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Josué, et tout Israël avec lui, passa de Libna à Lakis, et campa contre elle, et lui fit la guerre.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Josua, und ganz Israel mit ihm, zog von Libna nach Lachis; und er belagerte es und stritt wider dasselbe.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		De Lebna transivit in Lachis cum omni Israël: et exercitu per gyrum disposito, oppugnabat eam.