Joshua 10:32

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“And the LORD delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, and Joshua captured it on the second day. He put all the people to the sword, just as he had done to Libnah.”

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BSBPD

“And the LORD delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, and Joshua captured it on the second day. He put all the people to the sword, just as he had done to Libnah.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“and Jehovah delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel; and he 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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Jehovah giveth Lachish into the hand of Israel, and it captureth it on the second day, and smiteth it by the mouth of the sword, and every person who <FI>is<Fi> in it, according to all that it did to Libnah.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Joshua 10:32 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 17:13So Joshua overwhelmed Amalek and his army with the sword.
  2. Deuteronomy 7:2and when the LORD your God has delivered them over to you to defeat them, then you must devote them to complete destruction. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy.
  3. Joshua 10:28On that day Joshua captured Makkedah and put it to the sword, along with its king. He devoted to destruction everyone in the city, leaving no survivors. So he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho.
  4. Joshua 11:12Joshua captured all these kings and their cities and put them to the sword. He devoted them to destruction, as Moses the LORD’s servant had commanded.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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