The people made a plan against Amaziah in Jerusalem. Amaziah ran away to Lachish. But the people sent men after Amaziah to Lachish. And those men killed Amaziah in Lachish.
Joshua 10:31 - Easy To Read Version Then Joshua and all the people of Israel left Libnah and went to Lachish. Joshua and his army camped around that city and attacked it. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, to Lachish and encamped against it and attacked it. American Standard Version (1901) And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it: Common English Bible Joshua along with all Israel moved on from Libnah to Lachish. They camped near it and attacked it. Catholic Public Domain Version From Libnah, with all of Israel, he went on to Lachish. And taking positions around it with his army, he besieged it. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version From Lebna he passed unto Lachis, with all Israel: and investing it with his army besieged it. |
The people made a plan against Amaziah in Jerusalem. Amaziah ran away to Lachish. But the people sent men after Amaziah to Lachish. And those men killed Amaziah in Lachish.
The commander heard that the king of Assyria had left Lachish. So the commander found his king fighting against Libnah. [234]
Lady of Lachish, {\cf2\super [21]} hitch (tie) a fast horse\par to the wagon. {\cf2\super [22]} \par Zion’s sins started in Lachish.\par Why? Because you follow in Israel’s sins. {\cf2\super [23]} \par
Adoni Zedek, the king of Jerusalem, talked with Hoham, king of Hebron. He also talked with Piram, king of Jarmuth, Japhia, king of Lachish, and Debir, king of Eglon. The king of Jerusalem begged these men,
The Lord allowed the people of Israel to defeat that city and its king. The people of Israel killed every person in that city. No people were left alive. And the people did the same thing to that king as they had done to the king of Jericho.
The Lord allowed them to defeat the city of Lachish. They defeated that city on the second day. The people of Israel killed every person in that city, just like they did in Libnah.
So these five Amorite kings joined armies. (The five kings were the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon.) Those armies went to Gibeon. The armies surrounded the city and began fighting against it.