Joshua 10:34

Bible in Basic English

And Joshua and all Israel with him went on from Lachish to Eglon: and they took up their position against it and made an attack on it;

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then Joshua crossed from Lachish to Eglon and all Israel with him. They laid siege to it and attacked it.

Hebrew Names Version
Yehoshua passed from Lakhish, and all Yisra'el with him, to `Eglon; and they encamped against it, and fought against it;

King James Version
And from Lachish Joshua passed unto Eglon, and all Israel with him; and they encamped against it, and fought against it:

Lexham English Bible
And Joshua passed on, and all of Israel with him, from Lachish to Eglon, and they laid siege to it and fought against it.

English Standard Version
Then Joshua and all Israel with him passed on from Lachish to Eglon. And they laid siege to it and fought against it.

New Century Version
Then Joshua and all the Israelites went from Lachish to Eglon. They surrounded Eglon, attacked it, and

New English Translation
Joshua and all Israel marched from Lachish to Eglon. They deployed troops and fought against it.

Amplified Bible
And Joshua and all Israel with him went on from Lachish to Eglon, and they camped by it and fought against it.

New American Standard Bible
And Joshua and all Israel with him passed on from Lachish to Eglon, and they camped by it and fought against it.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And from Lachish Ioshua departed vnto Eglon, and all Israel with him, & they besieged it, and assaulted it,

Legacy Standard Bible
And Joshua and all Israel with him passed on from Lachish to Eglon, and they camped by it and fought against it.

Contemporary English Version
From Lachish, Joshua took his troops to Eglon, where they set up camp surrounding the town. They attacked,

Complete Jewish Bible
Y'hoshua went on from Lakhish, and all Isra'el with him, to ‘Eglon; and he pitched camp against it and fought against it.

Darby Translation
And Joshua, and all Israel with him, passed from Lachish to Eglon; and they encamped against it, and fought against it.

Easy-to-Read Version
Then Joshua and all the Israelites traveled from Lachish to Eglon. They camped around Eglon and attacked it.

George Lamsa Translation
And Joshua passed from Lachish, and all Israel with him to Eglon, and they encamped against it and fought against it;

Good News Translation
Next, Joshua and his army went on from Lachish to Eglon, surrounded it and attacked it.

Literal Translation
And Joshua passed on, and all Israel with him, from Lachish to Eglon. And they camped against it, and fought against it,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Iosua wente with all Israel from Lachis, vnto Eglon, and layed sege vnto it, and fought agaynst it,

American Standard Version
And Joshua passed from Lachish, and all Israel with him, unto Eglon; and they encamped against it, and fought against it;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And from Lachis Iosuah departed vnto Eglon, and all Israel with him: and they besieged it, and assaulted it.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Joshua passed from Lachish, and all Israel with him, unto Eglon; and they encamped against it, and fought against it.

King James Version (1611)
And from Lachish, Ioshua passed vnto Eglon, and all Israel with him, and they encamped against it, and fought against it.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Joshua and all Israel with him departed from Lachis to Odollam, and he besieged it and took it.

English Revised Version
And Joshua passed from Lachish, and all Israel with him, unto Eglon; and they encamped against it, and fought against it;

Berean Standard Bible
So Joshua moved on from Lachish to Eglon, and all Israel with him. They laid siege to it and fought against it.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he passide fro Lachis in to Eglon,

Young's Literal Translation
And Joshua passeth over, and all Israel with him, from Lachish to Eglon, and they encamp against it, and fight against it,

Update Bible Version
And Joshua passed from Lachish, and all Israel with him, to Eglon; and they encamped against it, and fought against it;

Webster's Bible Translation
And from Lachish Joshua passed to Eglon, and all Israel with him; and they encamped against it, and fought against it:

World English Bible
Joshua passed from Lachish, and all Israel with him, to Eglon; and they encamped against it, and fought against it;

New King James Version
From Lachish Joshua passed to Eglon, and all Israel with him; and they encamped against it and fought against it.

New Living Translation
Then Joshua and the Israelite army went on to Eglon and attacked it.

New Life Bible
Joshua and all Israel went from Lachish to Eglon. They stayed beside it and fought against it.

New Revised Standard
From Lachish Joshua passed on with all Israel to Eglon; and they laid siege to it, and assaulted it;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Joshua passed over, and all Israel with him, from Lachish unto Eglon, - and they encamped against it, and fought against it;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he passed from Lachis to Eglon, and surrounded it,

Revised Standard Version
And Joshua passed on with all Israel from Lachish to Eglon; and they laid siege to it, and assaulted it;

THE MESSAGE
Joshua, all Israel with him, moved on from Lachish to Eglon. They set up camp and attacked. They captured it and killed everyone, carrying out the holy curse, the same as they had done with Lachish.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
And Joshua and all Israel with him passed on from Lachish to Eglon, and they camped by it and fought against it.

Contextual Overview

²⁸ That day Joshua took Makkedah, and put it and its king to the sword; every soul in it he gave up to the curse without mercy: and he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho. ²⁹ Then Joshua and all Israel with him went on from Makkedah and came to Libnah, and made an attack on it; ³⁰ And again the Lord gave it and its king into the hands of Israel; and he put it and every person in it to the sword, till their destruction was complete; and he did to its king as he had done to the king of Jericho. ³¹ Then Joshua and all Israel with him went on from Libnah to Lachish, and took up their position against it and made an attack on it, ³² And the Lord gave Lachish into the hands of Israel, and on the second day he took it, putting it and every person in it to the sword without mercy, as he had done to Libnah. ³³ Then Horam, king of Gezer, came up to the help of Lachish; and Joshua overcame him and his people, putting all of them to death. ³⁴ And Joshua and all Israel with him went on from Lachish to Eglon: and they took up their position against it and made an attack on it; ³⁵ And that day they took it, putting it and every person in it to the sword, as he had done to Lachish. ³⁶ And Joshua and all Israel with him went up from Eglon to Hebron, and made an attack on it; ³⁷ And took it, overcoming it and putting it and its king and its towns and every person in it to the sword: as he had done to Eglon, he put them all to death, and gave it up to the curse with every person in it.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Eglon: This town appears to have been no great distance from Lachish, with which it is mentioned, Joshua 15:39, as one of the cities given to Judah. Joshua 10:3, Joshua 12:12, Joshua 15:39

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And from Lachish Joshua passed unto Eglon,.... Which, according to Bunting f, was eight miles from Lachish, and twelve from Jerusalem southward, of which see Joshua 10:5;

and all Israel with him, and they encamped against it, and fought against it; it not surrendering at once, but attempted to hold out a siege.

f Ut supra. (Travels of the Patriarchs, &c. p. 96.)

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 34. Eglon — It is likely that this town was not any great distance from Lachish. Joshua 10:3.