Meanwhile, the Assyrian commander returned to the king, for he had heard that the king had left Lachish to lay siege against the city of Libnah.
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king. He reigned for eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah, of Libnah.
From Makkedah, Joshua and his army marched southwest to the city of Libnah and attacked it.
Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,