Be sure to keep a distance of about 2,000 cubits between you and it. Don't come near it, so you can be certain where you're going, since you haven't passed this way before."

Afterward, Joshua and all of Israel passed on from Makkedah to Libnah, where they fought against Libnah.

Then Joshua and all of Israel passed from Libnah to Lachish, camped near it, and attacked it.

since the LORD our God is the one who brought us and our ancestors up from the land of Egypt, from a life of slavery. He did those great things right in front of us, preserving us along the way that we traveled and among all the nations through whose territory we passed.