Joshua 15:39

37 Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdal-gad,

38 And Dilean, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel,

Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon,

40 And Cabbon, and Lahmam, and Kithlish,

41 And Gederoth, Beth-dagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages:

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,
KJV
Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon,
WEB
Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,
ASV
Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon,
DARBY
Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon,
BLB
Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon,
ÅB
Lakis og Boskat og Eglon
OTB
Lakish, og Boskat, og bosetningen Eglon,
B1930
Lakis og Boskat og Eglon

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Joshua 10:3

    Wherefore Adoni-zedek 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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  • Joshua 10:31–32

    And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it:

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  • 2 Kings 22:1

    Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath.

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  • 2 Kings 19:8

    So Rab-shakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.

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  • 2 Kings 18:17

    And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rab-shakeh 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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  • 2 Kings 18:14

    And Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria to Lachish, saying, I have offended; return from me: that which thou puttest on me will I bear. And the king of Assyria appointed unto Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.

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  • Joshua 12:11–12

    The king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one;

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  • 2 Kings 14:19

    Now they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem: and he fled to Lachish; but they sent after him to Lachish, and slew him there.

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