Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,
Parallel translations
- WEB Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,
- KJV And Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,
- NKJV Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,
- NASB Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,
- NLT Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,
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Quick answer
The list adds Adoraim, Lachish, and Azekah to the fortified cities. Judah's strongholds multiply.
Overview
Lachish was an especially important fortress city that would later figure in Judah's wars (2 Kings 18:14). These strategic strongpoints reflect careful military planning. Through such defenses God gave Judah a measure of security during this period.
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Cross-references · 5
- Josh 15:35Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,
- 2 Chr 32:9Later, as Sennacherib king of Assyria and all his forces besieged Lachish, he sent his servants to Jerusalem with a message for King Hezekiah of Judah and all the people of Judah who were in Jerusalem:
- Josh 10:5So the five kings of the Amorites—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon—joined forces and advanced with all their armies. They camped before Gibeon and made war against it.
- Josh 10:11As they fled before Israel along the descent from Beth-horon to Azekah, the LORD cast down on them large hailstones from the sky, and more of them were killed by the hailstones than by the swords of the Israelites.
- Josh 15:39Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,
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