Joshua 10:29

Translations

Modern

Then Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Makkedah to Libnah and fought against Libnah.

Traditional

Then Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, unto Libnah, and fought against Libnah:

Literal

And Joshua passed over, and all Israel with him, from Makkedah to Libnah, and they fought against Libnah.

Latin

Transivit autem cum omni Israël de Maceda in Lebna, et pugnabat contra eam:

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English

Then Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Makkedah to Libnah and fought against Libnah.

Notes

Joshua 10:29–30

Libnah was probably about ten kilometers (six miles) north of Lachish. The exact location of Makkedah is uncertain, so the distance from Libnah is also unknown.

Joshua 10:28–39

Joshua led the Israelites through southern Canaan. They captured several important cities but did not burn them. God had promised that Israel would live in cities they had not built (Deuteronomy 6:10).

Joshua 10:1–43

Gibeon and its neighboring cities were on a plateau (high flat place) north of Jerusalem (see study note on 7:2). With Gibeon now as an ally with Israel, Israel controlled the plateau and the central hill country near Gibeon. Historically, controlling the plateau often meant controlling the hill country. The kings of Canaan had to conquer Gibeon, or they would fail.

Joshua 7:1–12:24

This second major section of the book records Joshua's southern and northern campaigns against two coalitions of kings from Canaan. Joshua's victories allowed Israel to settle the hill country from Galilee in the north to the Negev in the south.

Theme notes and profiles

Joshua

Events

War with Canaanites

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On 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.
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People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes Joshua: Moses' assistant who led Israel into Canaan

Places

Libnah: A Canaanite city conquered by Joshua; a Levitical city Makkedah: A Canaanite city conquered by Joshua

Glossary

Conquest and Allotment of the Land Gibeon, Gibeonites Gilgal Joshua (Person) Joshua, Book of Judges, Book of Lachish Libnah Makkedah Sword Tribe of Dan

Topics

Captive: Cruelty to Putting to Death Hebron: Hoham, King of, Confederated with Other Kings of the Canaanites Against Joshua Joshua: Also Called Jehoshua, and Jehoshuah, and Oshea: Defeats Seven Other Kings Libnah: A City of the Tribe of Judah, Captured by Joshua Massacre of the Cities of the Seven Kings Sieges: Libnah War of Extermination

Joshua 10:29

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