John Gill Commentary Joshua 10:31

"And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it:" — Joshua 10:31 (ASV)

And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto
Lachish
Which, according to Bunting ^F4 , was eight miles from Libnah, and twenty miles from Jerusalem to the southwest of this city; see (Joshua 10:5) ;

and encamped against it, and fought against it ;
for it seems this city stood out, and would not surrender at once, which obliged Joshua to encamp about it, and besiege it.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F4: Travels of the Patriarchs p. 96.