Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 10:31
And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it:
31. unto Lachish ] See above, Jos 10:3. The Israelitish leader moved in a south-westerly direction.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish,…. Which, according to Bunting d, was eight miles from Libnah, and twenty miles from Jerusalem to the southwest of this city; see Jos 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.
d Travels of the Patriarchs, &c. p. 96.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(31) Lachish has been variously identified, (1) as Um-Lkis; (2) Zukkanjek; (3) Tell-el-Hesy, near Eglon. It cannot have been far from this latter place.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
31. Lachish See Jos 10:3, note.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
‘ And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, to Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it, And YHWH delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, and he took it on the second day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls who were in it, in accordance with all that he had done to Libnah.’
Lachish was a very large city and put up fierce resistance. But its king was dead and its army decimated. Nevertheless Joshua had to encamp against it before forcing his way past their defences and capturing the city on the second day. But it had no walls sufficient to resist a strong attack, being protected only by its outer layer of houses.
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
Jos 10:31 And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it:
Ver. 31. And Joshua passed. ] See Jos 10:29 .
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
NASB (UPDATED TEXT): Jos 10:31-32
31And Joshua and all Israel with him passed on from Libnah to Lachish, and they camped by it and fought against it. 32The LORD gave Lachish into the hands of Israel; and he captured it on the second day, and struck it and every person who was in it with the edge of the sword, according to all that he had done to Libnah.
NASB (UPDATED TEXT): Jos 10:34-35
34And Joshua and all Israel with him passed on from Lachish to Eglon, and they camped by it and fought against it. 35They captured it on that day and struck it with the edge of the sword; and he utterly destroyed that day every person who was in it, according to all that he had done to Lachish.
NASB (UPDATED TEXT): Jos 10:36-37
36Then Joshua and all Israel with him went up from Eglon to Hebron, and they fought against it. 37They captured it and struck it and its king and all its cities and all the persons who were in it with the edge of the sword. He left no survivor, according to all that he had done to Eglon. And he utterly destroyed it and every person who was in it.
Jos 10:36-37 The capture of Hebron is a good example of conflicting data or partial data recorded in the OT. There are several different traditions about its capture.
1. Jos 10:36-37 – Joshua completely destroyed it, its leadership and its surrounding villages
2. Jos 14:6-14; Jdg 1:20 – Caleb captured the city, hills and the Anakim (giants)
3. Jdg 1:10 – Judah captured the city, hills and the descendants of Anak (the giants)
This is one of many examples of the confusion which modern interpreters face in trying to sort out the historical aspects of this period. It is helpful to remember that the OT is a combination of history and theology. It is not modern, western, chronological, cause and effect, recording of events! We may not know the exact details of the military encounters but the covenant theology is consistent!
Fuente: You Can Understand the Bible: Study Guide Commentary Series by Bob Utley
Lachish. Destroyed and rebuilt seven times. A strong city, as shown by recent explorations.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Lachish: Lachish was also situated in the south of Judah, seven miles south from Eleutheropolis, according to Eusebius and Jerome. It appears to have been anciently a very strong place; for though the people were panic struck, and the Israelites flushed with success, yet Joshua could not reduce it till the second day; and the king of Assyria afterwards was obliged to raise the siege. Jos 10:3, Jos 10:5, Jos 12:11, Jos 15:39, 2Ki 19:8, 2Ch 11:9, Isa 37:8, Mic 1:13
Reciprocal: 2Ki 14:19 – fled to Lachish 2Ch 25:27 – Lachish 2Ch 32:9 – Lachish