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10:31 Joshua <03091> and all <03605> Israel <03478> marched <05674> from <05973> Libnah <03841> to Lachish <03923>. He deployed <02583> his troops and fought <03898> against <05921> it. 10:32 The Lord <03068> handed <03027> <05414> Lachish <03923> over <03027> <05414> to Israel <03478> and they captured <03920> it on the second <08145> day <03117>. They put <05221> the sword <02719> to all <03605> who <0834> lived <05315> there, just as <0834> they had done <06213> to Libnah <03841>. 10:33 Then <0227> King <04428> Horam <02036> of Gezer <01507> came up <05927> to help <05826> Lachish <03923>, but Joshua <03091> struck down <05221> him and his army <05971> until <05704> no <01115> survivors <08300> remained <07604>. 10:34 Joshua <03091> and all <03605> Israel <03478> marched <05674> from Lachish <03923> to <05973> Eglon <05700>. They deployed <05921> <02583> troops and fought <03898> against <05921> it. 10:35 That day <03117> they <01931> captured <03920> it and put <05221> the sword <02719> to all <03605> who <0834> lived <05315> there. That day <03117> they <01931> annihilated <02763> it just as <0834> they had done <06213> to Lachish <03923>. 10:36 Joshua <03091> and all <03605> Israel <03478> marched up <05927> from <05973> Eglon <05700> to Hebron <02275> and fought <03898> against <05921> it. 10:37 They captured <03920> it and put <05221> the sword <02719> to its king <04428>, all <03605> its surrounding cities <05892>, and all <03605> who <0834> lived <05315> in it; they left <07604> no <03808> survivors <08300>. As <0834> they had done <06213> at Eglon <05700>, they annihilated <02763> it and all <03605> who <0834> lived <05315> there. 10:38 Joshua <03091> and all <03605> Israel <03478> turned <07725> to <05973> Debir <01688> and fought <03898> against <05921> it. 10:39 They captured <03920> it, its king <04428>, and all <03605> its surrounding cities <05892> and put <05221> the sword <02719> to them. They annihilated <02763> everyone <05315> <03605> who <0834> lived there; they left <07604> no <03808> survivors <08300>. They did <06213> to Debir <01688> and its king <04428> what <0834> they had done <06213> to Libnah <03841> and its king <04428> and to Hebron <02275>. 10:40 Joshua <03091> defeated <05221> the whole <03605> land <0776>, including the hill country <02022>, the Negev <05045>, the lowlands <08219>, the slopes <0794>, and all <03605> their kings <04428>. He left <07604> no <03808> survivors <08300>. He annihilated <02763> everything <03605> that breathed <05397>, just as <0834> the Lord <03068> God <0430> of Israel <03478> had commanded <06680>. 10:41 Joshua <03091> conquered <05221> the area between <05704> Kadesh Barnea <06947> and Gaza <05804> and the whole <03605> region <0776> of Goshen <01657>, all the way <05704> to Gibeon <01391>. 10:42 Joshua <03091> captured <03920> in one <0259> campaign <06471> all <03605> these <0428> kings <04428> and their lands <0776>, for <03588> the Lord <03068> God <0430> of Israel <03478> fought <03898> for Israel <03478>. 10:43 Then Joshua <03091> and all <03605> Israel <03478> returned <07725> to <0413> the camp <04264> at Gilgal <01537>.

• Jos 10:28-43 -- Joshua Launches a Southern Campaign

• Lachish

  [ebd] impregnable, a royal Canaanitish city in the Shephelah, or maritime plain of Palestine (Josh. 10:3, 5; 12:11). It was taken and destroyed by the Israelites (Josh. 10:31-33). It afterwards became, under Rehoboam, one of the s...
  [isbe] LACHISH - la'-kish (lakhish; Septuagint Lachis (Josh 15:39), Maches): 1. Location: A town in the foothills of the Shephelah on the border of the Philistine plain, belonging to Judah, and, from the mention of Eglon in connect...
  [smith] (invincible), a city lying south of Jerusalem, on the borders of Simeon, and belonging to the Amorites, the king of which joined with four others, at the invitation of Adonizedek king of Jerusalem, to chastise the Gibeonites ...
  [nave] LACHISH A city. King of, besieges Gibeon, Josh. 10:5. Captured by Joshua, Josh. 10:31, 32. Allotted to Judah, Josh. 15:39. Fortified by Rehoboam, 2 Chr. 11:9. Assassination of Amaziah at, 2 Kin. 14:19. Besieged by Seach...
  

• Israel

  [nave] ISRAEL 1. A name given to Jacob, Gen. 32:24-32; 2 Kin. 17:34; Hos. 12:3, 4. 2. A name of the Christ in prophecy, Isa. 49:3. 3. A name given to the descendants of Jacob, a nation. Called also Israelites, and Hebrews, Gen. 4...
  

• EGLON (2)

  [isbe] EGLON (2) - eg'-lon (`eghlon; Odollam): A royal Canaanite city whose king joined the league headed by Adonizedek of Jerusalem against the Gibeonites, which suffered overwhelming defeat at the hands of Joshua (Josh 10). Joshu...
  

• Joshua

  [nave] JOSHUA 1. Called also Jehoshua, and Jehoshuah, and Oshea. Son of Nun, Num. 13:8; 1 Chr. 7:27. Intimately associated with Moses, Ex. 24:13; 32:17; 33:11. A religious zealot, Num. 11:28. Sent with others to view the promise...
  

• God

  [nave] GOD. List of Sub-Topics Miscellany; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to; Access to; Compassion of; Creator; Creator of Mankind; Eternity of; Faithfulness of; Fatherhood of; Favor of; Foreknowledge of; Glory of; Goodness of...
  

• Canaan

  [nave] CANAAN 1. Son of Ham, Gen. 9:18, 22, 25-27. Descendants of, Gen. 10:6, 15; 1 Chr. 1:8, 13. 2. Land of (The history of this region is involved in that of the Israelites. The student is therefore referred to Israel, History ...
  

• Hittites

  [nave] HITTITES A tribe of Canaanites. Children of Heth, Gen. 10:15; 23:10. Sell a burying-ground to Abraham, Gen. 23. Esau intermarries with, Gen. 26:34; 36:2. Dwelling place of, Gen. 23:17-20; Num. 13:29; Josh. 1:4; Judg. 1:26...
  

• Alliances

  [nave] ALLIANCES. Political With idolaters forbidden, Ex. 23:32, 33; 34:12-15; Deut. 7:2; Judg. 2:2; 2 Chr. 19:2; 20:37; Isa. 30:2; 31:1; Hos. 4:17; 5:13; 12:1; Ezek. 17:15. Ratification of: By oaths, Gen. 21:23; 26:28-31; Josh....
  

• Adoni-zedec

  [ebd] lord of justice or righteousness, was king in Jerusalem at the time when the Israelites invaded Palestine (Josh. 10:1,3). He formed a confederacy with the other Canaanitish kings against the Israelites, but was utterly route...
  

• Jebusites

  [nave] JEBUSITES One of the tribes of Canaan, Deut. 7:1. Land of, given to Abraham and his descendants, Gen. 15:21; Ex. 3:8, 17; 23:23, 24; Deut. 20:17; Ex. 33:2; 34:10, 11. Conquered by Joshua, Josh. 10-12; 24:11; by David, 2 Sa...
  

• Hebron

  [ebd] a community; alliance. (1.) A city in the south end of the valley of Eshcol, about midway between Jerusalem and Beersheba, from which it is distant about 20 miles in a straight line. It was built "seven years before Zoan in ...
  [nave] HEBRON 1. A city of Asher, Josh. 19:28. 2. A city of Judah, S. of Jerusalem. When built, Num. 13:22. Fortified, 2 Chr. 11:10. Called Kirjath-arba, Gen. 23:2; Arba, Gen. 35:27; Josh. 15:13. Abraham dwells and Sarah dies a...
  

• Massacre

  [nave] MASSACRE Authorized by Moses, Deut. 20:13, 16. Decree to destroy the Jews, Esth. 3. Instances of Inhabitants of Heshbon, Deut. 2:34; of Bashan, Deut. 3:6; of Ai, Josh. 8:24-26; of Hazor, Josh. 11:11, 12; of the cities of ...
  

• War

  [nave] WAR Divine approval of, 2 Sam. 22:35. Civil, Judg. 12:1-6; 20; 2 Sam. 2:12-31; 3:1; 20; 1 Kin. 14:30; 16:21; Isa. 19:2; forbidden, 2 Chr. 11:4; averted, Josh. 22:11-34. Enemy harangued by general of opposing side, 2 Kin. 1...
  

• Captive

  [nave] CAPTIVE Prisoner of war, Gen. 14:12; 1 Sam. 30:1, 2. Cruelty to: Putting to death, Num. 31:9-20; Deut. 20:13; 21:10; Josh. 8:29; 10:15-40; 11:11; Judg. 7:25; 8:21; 21:11; 1 Sam. 15:32, 33; 2 Sam. 8:2; 2 Kin. 8:12; Jer. 39:6...
  

• CRITICISM

  [isbe] CRITICISM - (The Graf-Wellhausen Hypothesis) I. PRELIMINARY 1. Thesis 2. Historical Perspective 3. Inspiration and Criticism II. THE LEGISLATION 1. Groups 2. Covenant Code 3. The Sanctuary 4. Kinds of Sacrifice 5. Sacrifice ...
  

• Libnah

  [ebd] transparency; whiteness. (1.) One of the stations of the Israelites in the wilderness (Num. 33:20, 21). (2.) One of the royal cities of the Canaanites taken by Joshua (Josh. 10:29-32; 12:15). It became one of the Levitical t...
  [isbe] LIBNAH - lib'-na (libhnah "whiteness," "transparency," "pavement" (compare Ex 24:10 where libhnath, is translated "paved work" or a "compact foundation"); Lebna): (1) A desert camp of the Israelites between Rimmon-perez and ...
  [nave] LIBNAH 1. A station of the Israelites in the desert, Num. 33:20. 2. A city of Judah, captured by Joshua, Josh. 10:29-32, 39; 12:15. Allotted to the priests, Josh. 21:13; 1 Chr. 6:57. Seacherib besieged; his army defeated ...
  

• Gezer

  [ebd] a precipice, an ancient royal Canaanitish city (Josh. 10:33; 12:12). It was allotted with its suburbs to the Kohathite Levites (21:21; 1 Chr. 6:67). It stood between the lower Beth-horon and the sea (Josh. 16:3; 1 Kings 9:17...
  [isbe] GEZER - ge'-zer (gezer): A city of great military importance in ancient times, the site of which has recently been thoroughly explored. The excavations at this spot are the most thorough and extensive of any in Palestine, an...
  [smith] (a precipice), an ancient city of Canaan, whose king, Hiram or Elam, coming to the assistance of Lachish, was killed with all his people by Joshua. (Joshua 10:33; 12:12) It formed one of the landmarks on the north boundary of...
  [nave] GEZER, called also Gazer and Gob. A Canaanite royal city; king of, defeated by Joshua, Josh. 10:33; 12:12. Canaanites not all expelled from, but made to pay tribute, Josh. 16:10; Judg. 1:29. Allotted to Ephraim, Josh. 16:3,...
  

• Horam

  [isbe] HORAM - ho'-ram (horam, "height"): a king of Gezer defeated by Joshua when he came to the help of Lachish, which Joshua was besieging (Josh 10:33).
  [smith] (mountainous), king of Gezer at the time of the conquest of the southwestern part of Palestine. (Joshua 10:33)
  [nave] HORAM, king of Gezer, Josh. 10:33.
  

• Goshen

  [ebd] (1.) A district in Egypt where Jacob and his family settled, and in which they remained till the Exodus (Gen. 45:10; 46:28, 29, 31, etc.). It is called "the land of Goshen" (47:27), and also simply "Goshen" (46:28), and "the...
  [smith] The name of a part of Egypt where the Israelites dwelt during the whole period of their sojourn in that country. It was probably situated on the eastern border of the Nile, extending from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea. It...
  [nave] GOSHEN 1. A district in Egypt especially adapted to herds and flocks. Israelites dwelt in, Gen. 45:10; 46:28; 47. Exempted from plagues, Ex. 8:22; 9:26. 2. A town and district of Judah, Josh. 10:41; 11:16; 15:51.
  

• DEBIR (2)

  [isbe] DEBIR (2) - de'-ber (debhir; Dabeir): "And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir, and fought against it: and he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and they smote them with the edge of the...
  

• Southern Cities Conquered

  

• What Was the Sin of the Canaanites?
  The Canaanites were descendants of Ham (Gen. 10:6) and comprised seven distinct nations (Deu. 7:1). Though great and mighty (Num. 73:28) they were idolatrous, superstitious, profane and wicked (Deu. 29:17, Deu. 18:9-11, Lev. ...
• How could a loving God tell the Israelites to kill their enemies, even children?
  First, just as a beginning, it should be noted that the Israelites were not always commanded to annihilate all their enemies, only certain ones. The reasons will be suggested below. Second, if there is plenty of evidence ...

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