Joshua 10:31-36

10:31 Joshua and all Israel marched from Libnah to Lachish. He deployed his troops ¹  and fought against it. 10:32 The Lord handed Lachish over to Israel and they ²  captured it on the second day. They put the sword to all who lived there, just as they had done to Libnah. 10:33 Then King Horam of Gezer came up to help Lachish, but Joshua struck down him and his army ³  until no survivors remained.

10:34 Joshua and all Israel marched from Lachish to Eglon. They deployed troops ⁴  and fought against it. 10:35 That day they captured it and put the sword to all who lived there. That day they ⁵  annihilated it just as they ⁶  had done to Lachish.

10:36 Joshua and all Israel marched up from Eglon to Hebron and fought against it.

[10:31]  ¹ tn Heb “encamped against it.”

[10:32]  ² tn Heb “he”; the implied subject may be Israel, or Joshua (as the commanding general of the army).

[10:33]  ³ tn Heb “people.”

[10:34]  ⁴ tn Heb “they encamped against it.”

[10:35]  ⁵ tn Heb “he”; the implied subject may be Israel, or Joshua (as the commanding general of the army).

[10:35]  ⁶ tn Heb “he”; the implied subject may be Israel, or Joshua (as the commanding general of the army).