- Lachish:
- Lachish was also situated in the south of Judah, seven miles south from Eleutheropolis, according to Eusebius and Jerome. It appears to have been anciently a very strong place; for though the people were panic struck, and the Israelites flushed with success, yet Joshua could not reduce it till the second day; and the king of Assyria afterwards was obliged to raise the siege. "Wherefore Adonizedekª kingª of Jerusalemª sentª° unto¹ Hohamª kingª of Hebron,ª and unto¹ Piramª kingª of Jarmuth,ª and unto¹ Japhiaª kingª of Lachish,ª and unto¹ Debirª kingª of Eglon,ª saying,ª°" {Jsh 10:3} + "Therefore the fiveª kingsª of the Amorites,ª the kingª of Jerusalem,ª the kingª of Hebron,ª the kingª of Jarmuth,ª the kingª of Lachish,ª the kingª of Eglon,ª gathered themselves together,ª° and went up,ª° they¹ and all¹ their hosts,ª and encampedª° before¹ Gibeon,ª and made warª° against¹ it." {Jsh 10:5} + "The kingª of Jarmuth,ª one;ª the kingª of Lachish,ª one;ª" {Jsh 12:11} + "Lachish,ª and Bozkath,ª and Eglon,ª" {Jsh 15:39} + "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} + "And Adoraim,ª and Lachish,ª and Azekah,ª" {2Ch 11:9} + "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" {Isa 37:8} + "O thou inhabitantª° of Lachish,ª bindª° the chariotª to the swift beast:ª she¹ [is] the beginningª of the sinª to the daughterª of Zion:ª for¹ the transgressionsª of Israelª were foundª° in thee." {Mic 1:13}
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