- Libnah:
- This city was situated in the south of Judah, and in the district of Eleutheropolis, according to Eusebius and Jerome. It is probably the Libnah in the neighbourhood of which the Israelites encamped. "The kingª of Libnah,ª one;ª the kingª of Adullam,ª one;ª" {Jsh 12:15} + "Libnah,ª and Ether,ª and Ashan,ª" {Jsh 15:42} + "Thus they gaveª° to the childrenª of Aaronª the priestª¹ Hebronª with¹ her suburbs,ª [to be]¹ a cityª of refugeª for the slayer;ª° and Libnahª with¹ her suburbs,ª" {Jsh 21:13} + "And they departedª° from Rimmonparez,ª¹ and pitchedª° in Libnah.ª" {Num 33:20} + "Yet Edomª revoltedª° from under¹¹ the handª of Judahª unto¹ this¹ day.ª Then¹ Libnahª revoltedª° at the sameª time.ª" {2Kg 8:22} + "So Rabshakehª returned,ª° and foundª°¹ the kingª of Assyriaª warringª° against¹ Libnah:ª for¹ he had heardª° that¹ he was departedª° from Lachish.ª¹" {2Kg 19:8} + "Zedekiahª [was] oneª and twentyª yearsª oldª when he began to reign,ª° and he reignedª° elevenªª¹ yearsª in Jerusalem.ª And his mother'sª nameª [was] Hamutalª the daughterª of Jeremiahª of Libnah.ª¹" {Jer 52:1}, as he did, "And that¹ dayª Joshuaª tookª° Makkedah,ª and smoteª° it with the edgeª of the sword,ª and the kingª thereof he utterly destroyed,ª° them, and all¹ the soulsª that¹ [were] therein; he letª° none¹ remain:ª and he didª° to the kingª of Makkedahª as¹ he didª° unto the kingª of Jericho.ª" {Jsh 10:28} + "And they utterly destroyedª°¹ all¹ that¹ [was] in the city,ª both manª¹ and woman,ª youngª¹ and old,ª and ox,ª and sheep,ª and ass,ª with the edgeª of the sword.ª" {Jsh 6:21} + "And thou shalt doª° to Aiª and her kingª as¹ thou didstª° unto Jerichoª and her king:ª only¹ the spoilª thereof, and the cattleª thereof, shall ye take for a preyª° unto yourselves: layª° thee an ambushª° for the cityª behindª¹ it." {Jsh 8:2} + "And the kingª of Aiª he hangedª° on¹ a treeª until¹ eventide:ªª and as soon as the sunª was down,ª° Joshuaª commandedª° that they should take²° his carcase² downª°¹¹ from¹ the tree,ª and castª° it at¹ the enteringª of the gateª of the city,ª and raiseª° thereon¹ a greatª heapª of stones,ª [that remaineth] unto¹ this¹ day.ª" {Jsh 8:29}
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