Lachish

Lachish Scripture - Jeremiah 34:7

When the king of Babylon's army fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities of Judah that were left, against Lachish, and against Azekah: for these defenced cities remained of the cities of Judah....

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Lachish in Naves Topical Bible

(An important city) -King of, besieges Gibeon Jos 10:5 -Captured by Joshua Jos 10:31,32 -Allotted to Judah Jos 15:39 -Fortified by Rehoboam 2Ch 11:9 -Assassination of Amaziah at 2Ki 14:19 -Besieged by Sennacherib 2Ki 18:13-17; 19:8; 2Ch 32:9 -By Nebuchadnezzar Jer 34:7 -Prophecy concerning Mic 1:13...

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Lachish Scripture - Joshua 10:23

And they did so, and brought forth those five kings unto him out of the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, [and] the king of Eglon....

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Lachish in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(invincible), a city lying south of Jerusalem, on the borders of Simeon, and belonging to the Amorites, the king of which joined with four others, at the invitation of Adonizedek king of Jerusalem, to chastise the Gibeonites for their league with Israel. Jos 10:3,5 They were routed by Joshua at Beth-horon, and the king of Lachish fell a victim...

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Lachish Scripture - 2 Kings 18:17

And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rabshakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which [is] in the highway of the fuller's field....

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Lachish in Easton's Bible Dictionary

impregnable, a royal Canaanitish city in the Shephelah, or maritime plain of Israel (Josh. 10:3, 5; 12:11). It was taken and destroyed by the Israelites (Josh. 10:31-33). It afterwards became, under Rehoboam, one of the strongest fortresses of Judah (2 Chr. 10:9). It was assaulted and probably taken by Sennacherib (2 Kings 18:14, 17; 19:8;...

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Lachish Scripture - Joshua 10:5

Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped before Gibeon, and made war against it....

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Lachish Scripture - Joshua 10:3

Wherefore Adonizedek king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying,...

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Lachish in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

A royal Canaanite city which joined the confederacy against Gibeon for submitting to Israel, and was taken by Joshua (Joshua 12:11; Joshua 10:3; Joshua 10:5; Joshua 10:31-32) "on the second day," which shows its strength; the other cities were taken in one day (Joshua 10:35). Assigned to Judah, in the shephelah or "low hilly country" (Joshua ...

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