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