Then Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, unto Libnah, and fought against Libnah:
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, unto Libnah, and fought against Libnah:
WEB
Then Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Makkedah to Libnah and fought against Libnah.
YLT
And Joshua passeth over, and all Israel with him, from Makkedah to Libnah, and fighteth with Libnah;
DBT
And Joshua passed, and all Israel with him, from Makkedah to Libnah, and fought against Libnah.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJoshua — The entry narrative — Israel crosses the Jordan, takes the Land through three conquest campaigns, and renews covenant at Shechem. The hinge between Torah's promises and the historical record of those promises unfolding.
- Author
- Joshua himself at least in part (24:26 — ‘Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God’); later editorial framing traditional
- Date
- Events c. 1400 BC (early) or 1230 BC (late); compilation across the early-monarchy period