Then Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, unto Libnah, and fought against Libnah:
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Gill's Exposition
And the Lord delivered it also, and the king thereof, into the hand of Israel,.... At once, no opposition being made that we read of:
and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls…
Barnes' Notes
Libnah - The word means “white” or “distinct,” and undoubtedly points to some natural feature of the spot, perhaps the “Garde Blanche” of the Crusaders, a castle which stood on or near the white…
Adam Clarke
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…
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…
Cambridge Bible
unto Libnah In a westerly direction. Libnah belonged to the district of the Shephelah, the maritime lowland of Judah, and we find it enumerated among the cities of this district (Jos 15:42). With its…
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