Joshua 10:30
28 And that day Joshua took Makkedah, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof he utterly destroyed, them, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain: and he did to the king of Makkedah as he did unto the king of Jericho.
29 Then Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, unto Libnah, and fought against Libnah:
And the LORD delivered it also, and the king thereof, into the hand of Israel; and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain in it; but did unto the king thereof as he did unto the king of Jericho.
31 And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it:
32 And the LORD delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, which took it on the second day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein, according to all that he had done to Libnah.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- And the LORD also delivered that city and its king into the hand of Israel, and Joshua put all the people to the sword, leaving no survivors. And he did to the king of Libnah as he had done to the king of Jericho.
- KJV
- And the LORD delivered it also, and the king thereof, into the hand of Israel; and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain in it; but did unto the king thereof as he did unto the king of Jericho.
- WEB
- The LORD delivered it also, with its king, into the hand of Israel. He struck it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls who were in it. He left no one remaining in it. He did to its king as he had done to the king of Jericho.
- ASV
- and Jehovah delivered it also, and the king thereof, into the hand of Israel; and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining in it; and he did unto the king thereof as he had done unto the king of Jericho.
- DARBY
- And Jehovah gave it also and the king thereof into the hand of Israel; and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain in it: and he did to the king thereof as he had done to the king of Jericho.
- BLB
- And YHWH also delivered it into the hand of Israel, and its king, and he struck it with the mouth of the sword, and every person who [was] in it. He let none in it remain, and he did to its king as he had done to the king of Jericho.
- ÅB
- Og Herren gav også denne by med dens konge i Israels hånd, og han slo den med sverdets egg og hugg ned hver sjel som var der; han lot ikke noen bli i live eller slippe unna; han gjorde med kongen der som han hadde gjort med kongen i Jeriko.
- OTB
- Herren ga også den byen og dens konge i Israels hånd. Josva slo det med sverdet, uten å etterlate noen overlevende, og han gjorde med kongen som han hadde gjort med kongen av Jeriko.
- B1930
- Og Herren gav også denne by med dens konge i Israels hånd, og han slo den med sverdets egg og hugg ned hver sjel som var der; han lot ikke nogen bli i live eller slippe unda; han gjorde med kongen der som han hadde gjort med kongen i Jeriko.