Joshua 10:31

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“And Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Libnah to Lachish. They laid siege to it and fought against it.”

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BSBPD

“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 · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Joshua passeth over, and all Israel with him, from Libnah to Lachish, and encampeth against it, and fighteth against it;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Joshua 10:31 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Joshua 10:3Therefore 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,
  2. Joshua 10:5So 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.
  3. Joshua 12:11the king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one;
  4. Joshua 15:39Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,
  5. 2 Kings 14:19And conspirators plotted against Amaziah in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But men were sent after him to Lachish, and they killed him there.
  6. 2 Kings 19:8When the Rabshakeh heard that the king of Assyria had left Lachish, he withdrew and found the king fighting against Libnah.
  7. 2 Chronicles 11:9Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,
  8. Isaiah 37:8When the Rabshakeh heard that the king of Assyria had left Lachish, he withdrew and found the king fighting against Libnah.
  9. Micah 1:13Harness 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.

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