⁸ And Rabshakeh turneth back and findeth the king of Asshur fighting against Libnah, for he hath heard that he hath journeyed from Lachish.

²⁹ And Joshua passeth over, and all Israel with him, from Makkedah `to' Libnah, and fighteth with Libnah;

²⁰ and they journey from Rimmon-Parez, and encamp in Libnah.

²¹ And they journey from Libnah, and encamp in Rissah;

³¹ And Joshua passeth over, and all Israel with him, from Libnah to Lachish, and encampeth against it, and fighteth against it;

³² And Jehovah giveth Lachish into the hand of Israel, and it captureth it on the second day, and smiteth it by the mouth of the sword, and every person who `is' in it, according to all that it did to Libnah.

³³ Than hath Horam king of Gezer come up to help Lachish, and Joshua smiteth him and his people, till he hath not left to him a remnant.

³⁴ And Joshua passeth over, and all Israel with him, from Lachish to Eglon, and they encamp against it, and fight against it,

¹¹ The king of Jarmuth, one; The king of Lachish, one;

³⁹ Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon,

¹³ And to the sons of Aaron the priest they have given the city of refuge `for' the man-slayer, Hebron and its suburbs, and Libnah and its suburbs,

²² and Edom revolteth from under the hand of Judah till this day; then doth Libnah revolt at that time.

⁸ And the chief of the butlers turneth back and findeth the king of Asshur fighting against Libnah, for he hath heard that he hath journeyed from Lachish.

⁹ And he heareth concerning Tirhakah king of Cush, saying, `Lo, he hath come out to fight with thee;' and he turneth and sendeth messengers unto Hezekiah, saying,

¹⁰ and Edom revolteth from under the hand of Judah unto this day; then doth Libnah revolt at that time from under his hand, because he hath forsaken Jehovah, God of his fathers,