Joshua 10:29

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

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Joshua	יְ֠הוֹשֻׁעַ Ye.ho.shu.a'	H3091	Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua) · proper noun, a man's name
passed	וַיַּעֲבֹ֣ר vai.ya.'a.Vor	H5674	to cross over · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Makkedah	מִמַּקֵּדָ֖ה mi.ma.ke.Dah	H4719	Makkedah · preposition + proper noun, a place name
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
Libnah	לִבְנָ֑ה liv.Nah	H3841	Libnah · proper noun, a place name
fought	וַיִּלָּ֖חֶם vai.yi.La.chem	H3898	to feed on · conjunction + verb, niphal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Libnah	לִבְנָֽה liv.Nah	H3841	Libnah · proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

Joshua 21:13 Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with her subur…
Joshua 15:42 Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan,
Numbers 33:20 And they departed from Rimmon-parez, and pitched in Libnah.
Joshua 6:21 And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the swo…
Joshua 8:2 And thou shalt do to Ai and her king as thou didst unto Jericho and her king: only the spoil thereof, and the cattle thereof, shall ye take…
Joshua 8:29 And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until eventide: and as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his carcase d…
Joshua 10:28 And that day Joshua took Makkedah, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof he utterly destroyed, them, and all the sou…
Joshua 12:15 The king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 10:28–end

We are here informed how Joshua improved the late glorious victory he had obtained and the advantages he had gained by it, and to do this well is a general's praise. I. Here is a particular account of the several cities which he immediately made himself master of. 1. The cities of three of the kings whom he had conquered in the field he went and took possession of, Lachish (Jos 10:31, Jos 10:32), Eglon (Jos 10:34, Jos 10:35), and Hebron, Jos 10:36, Jos 10:37. The other two, Jerusalem and Jarmuth, were not taken at this time; perhaps his forces were either so much fatigued with what they had done or so well content with what they had got that they had no mind to attack those places, and so th…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 10:28

SEVEN MORE KINGS CONQUERED. (Jos 10:28-42) that day Joshua took Makkedah--In this and the following verses is described the rapid succession of victory and extermination which swept the whole of southern Palestine into the hands of Israel. "All these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel. And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal." Next: Joshua Chapter 11

Adam Clarke on Joshua 10:29

Fought against Libnah - This city was near Makkedah, see Jos 15:42, and fell to the tribe of Judah, Jos 10:20, Jos 10:42, and was given to the priests, Jos 21:13. Sennacherib besieged it, after he had been obliged to raise the siege of Lachish. See Kg2 19:8; Isa 37:8.

John Gill on Joshua 10:29

And Joshua passed from Makkedah,.... After he had taken it, and destroyed its inhabitants, and its king: and all Israel with him; that is, all the men of war he took with him from the camp at Gilgal, from whence he went to the relief of Gibeon: unto Libnah, and fought against Libnah; a city that fell to the tribe of Judah, Joshua 15:42. Jerom (r) says, in his time it was a village, in the region of Eleutheropolis, and was called Libnah; according to Bunting (s) it was but two miles from Makkedah. (r) De loc. Heb. fol. 92. M. (s) Travels of the Patriarchs, &c. p. 96.

The Church Fathers

But also concerning the interpretations of the names themselves, if we examine more carefully and diligently, the significance of the names will be found capable of being applied now to the understanding of the evil kingdom, now also to the understanding of the good. For instance, Libnah is interpreted as "whiteness." But whiteness is understood in diverse ways; for there is the whiteness of leprosy, and there is also the whiteness of light. It is possible, therefore, even by the interpretation of the name itself to indicate the differences of the two conditions: so that Libnah had the whiteness of leprosy under the evil kings, and this having been destroyed and overthrown, when Libnah came into the kingdom of Israel, it received the whiteness of light — because whiteness is set down in the Scriptures both as praiseworthy and as blameworthy.
— Origen of Alexandria, HOMILIES ON JOSHUA 13.2

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Dictionary and topics

Adoni-zedec — 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…
Libnah — 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…
Makkedah — Herdsman’s place, one of the royal cities of the Canaanites (Josh. 12:16), near which was a cave where the five kings who had confederated against Israel sought refuge (10:10-29). They were put to…
Captive · .Putting to — .Putting to
Hebron · against Joshua — against Joshua
Libnah · 2. A city of the tribe of — 2. A city of the tribe of
Massacre · .Of the cities of the seven kings — .Of the cities of the seven kings
Sieges · Mentioned in scripture: Libnah — Mentioned in scripture: Libnah
War · Of extermination — Of extermination

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Joshua 10:29

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 10:28–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 10:28

Adam Clarke on Joshua 10:29

John Gill on Joshua 10:29

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Joshua 10:29

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 10:28–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 10:28

Adam Clarke on Joshua 10:29

John Gill on Joshua 10:29

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Joshua 10:29–end

Keil & Delitzsch on Joshua 10:28-39

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Joshua 10:29-30

Rashi on Joshua 10:21