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Lachish

Lachish (Biblical Place • 31.565°N, 34.847°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 10:3 , Josh 10:5 , Josh 10:23 , Josh 10:31 , Josh 10:32 , Josh 10:33 . It is closely linked with Tel Lachish Archaeological Site (Interactive 3D Archaeological Tell • Joshua 10:31 & 2 Kings 18:14 ): 3D archaeological site model from the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East documenting the fortified Judean city of Lachish ( Tel Lachish )—the second most important city in the Kingdom of Judah after Jerusalem , besieged by Sennacherib in 701 BC and by Nebuchadnezzar II in 586 BC ( Jeremiah 34:7 ).

Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage

Ahimoth (Generation 36 • Child of Elkanah ): Ahimoth is a biblical figure in Generation 36, child of Elkanah . ( 1 Chronicles 6:25 ) (mentioned in 1 Chronicles 6 ) Elkanah (Generation 35 • Child of Joel ): Elkanah is a biblical figure in Generation 35, child of Joel , parent of Amasai , Ahimoth. ( 1 Chronicles 6:35-36 ) (mentioned in 1 Chronicles 6 ) Elkanah (Generation 27 • Child of Korah ): Elkanah is a biblical figure in Generation 27, child of Korah . ( Exodus 6:24 ) (mentioned in Exodus 6 ) Elkanah (Generation 43 • Child of Jeroham ): Elkanah is a biblical figure in Generation 43, child of Jeroham , parent of Samuel . ( 1 Chronicles 6:27 ) (mentioned in 1 Chronicles 6 )

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Lachish (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 10:3 , Josh 10:5 , Josh 10:23 , Josh 10:31 , Josh 10:32 , Josh 10:33 .) Libnah 1 (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 10:29 , Josh 10:31 , Josh 10:32 , Josh 10:39 , Josh 12:15 , Josh 15:42 (identified with Lachish ).) Dilean (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:38 (identified with Lachish).) Bozkath (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:39 , 2 Kgs 22:1 (identified with Lachish).) 3D Sanctuary Reconstructions: Tel Lachish Archaeological Site — 3D archaeological site model from the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East documenting the fortified Judean city of Lachish ( Tel Lachish )—the second most important city in the Kingdom of Judah after Jerusalem , besieged by Sennacherib in 701 BC and by Nebuchadnezzar II in 586 BC ( Jeremiah 34:7 ). Siege of Lachish Relief — Assyrian carved gypsum wall relief from King Sennacherib's South-West Palace at Nineveh depicting the 701 BC siege of the fortified Judean city of Lachish during the reign of King Hezekiah ( 2 Kings 18:14 ; Isaiah 36:1–2 ).

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Joshua 15:39 : " Lachish , and Bozkath , and Eglon ,"; 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."; 2 Chronicles 11:9 : "And Adoraim , and Lachish, and Azekah ,". Related canonical books and chapters: Micah (Old Testament • 7 Chapters), 2 Chronicles 32 ( 2 Chronicles • Chapter 32 (33 verses)), Isaiah 36 ( Isaiah • Chapter 36 (22 verses)).

Connected Topics & Entities Book/Chapter Verse Person Place Lexicon Theology Commentary

Topics, People & Places (36)

Lachish
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Biblical Place • 31.565°N, 34.847°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 10:3 , Josh 10:5 , Josh 10:23 , Josh 10:31 , Josh 10:32 , Josh 10:33 .

Interactive 3D Archaeological Tell • Joshua 10:31 & 2 Kings 18:14

3D archaeological site model from the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East documenting the fortified Judean city of Lachish (Tel Lachish)—the second most important city in the Kingdom of Judah after Jerusalem , besieged by Sennacherib in 701 BC and by Nebuchadnezzar II in 586 BC ( Jeremiah 34:7 ).

Lachish Letters (Ostracon IV) — Watching for Fire Signals
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Pottery sherd letter written on the eve of Nebuchadnezzar's destruction: 'We are watching for the fire signals of Lachish '.

Ancient Near Eastern Scribes and Stonemasons • The British Museum / Israel Antiquities Authority CC-BY-SA 4.0
Interactive 3D Museum Relief • 2 Kings 18:13–17

Assyrian carved gypsum wall relief from King Sennacherib's South-West Palace at Nineveh depicting the 701 BC siege of the fortified Judean city of Lachish during the reign of King Hezekiah ( 2 Kings 18:14 ; Isaiah 36:1–2 ).

Lachish Reliefs — Assyrian Assault on Judahite Fortress
IMAGE • archaeology

Stone wall relief from Sennacherib's Southwest Palace at Nineveh depicting the siege, battering rams, and deportation of Lachish (701 BCE).

Ancient Near Eastern Scribes and Stonemasons • The British Museum / Israel Antiquities Authority CC-BY-SA 4.0
Libnah 1
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Biblical Place • Lachish • 31.565°N, 34.847°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 10:29 , Josh 10:31 , Josh 10:32 , Josh 10:39 , Josh 12:15 , Josh 15:42 (identified with Lachish ).

Dilean
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Biblical Place • Lachish • 31.565°N, 34.847°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:38 (identified with Lachish ).

Bozkath
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Biblical Place • Lachish • 31.565°N, 34.847°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:39 , 2 Kgs 22:1 (identified with Lachish ).

Mizpeh 2
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Biblical Place • Lachish • 31.565°N, 34.847°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:38 (identified with Lachish ).

Joktheel 1
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Biblical Place • Lachish • 31.565°N, 34.847°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:38 (identified with Lachish ).

Micah
99% Old Testament
Old Testament • 7 Chapters

Micah (Old Testament, 7 chapters). Key figures: Micah, Jotham , Ahaz , Hezekiah , Judah , Jacob/Israel . Key places: Samaria , Jerusalem , Gath , Zaanan , Maroth , Lachish . Opens with: "The word of the Lord that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham , Ahaz , and Hezekiah , kings of Judah , which he saw concerning Sa..."

Map of Sennacherib's Invasion of Judah (701 BCE)
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The march of the Assyrian army down the Judean coastal plain, siege of Lachish , and encirclement of Jerusalem .

Townsend MacCoun (1899) • The Holy Land in Geography and in History / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
2 Chronicles 32
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2 Chronicles • Chapter 32 (33 verses)

After these things, and the establishment thereof, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah , and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought to win them for himself. And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that he was purposed to fight against Jer... Mentions: Judah , Hezekiah , David , Jacob/Israel , Jeshaiah ( Isaiah ), Assyria , Jerusalem , Millo , Lachish , Gihon 2 .

Isaiah 36
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Isaiah • Chapter 36 (22 verses)

Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah , that Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the defenced cities of Judah , and took them. And the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem unto king Hezekiah with a great army. And he stood by th... Mentions: Hezekiah, Judah , Jehoiakim (or Eliakim ), Hilkiah , Joah , Assyria, Lachish , Jerusalem , Egypt , Hamath .

2 Kings 19
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2 Kings • Chapter 19 (37 verses)

And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord. And he sent Eliakim , which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to... Mentions: Hezekiah , Jehoiakim (or Eliakim), Jeshaiah ( Isaiah ), Judah , Haran , Assyria , Libnah 1 , Lachish , Ethiopia , Jerusalem .

Isaiah 37
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Isaiah • Chapter 37 (38 verses)

And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord. And he sent Eliakim , who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests covered with sackcloth, unto ... Mentions: Hezekiah , Jehoiakim (or Eliakim), Jeshaiah ( Isaiah ), Judah , Haran , Assyria , Libnah 1 , Lachish , Ethiopia , Jerusalem .

Jeremiah 34
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Jeremiah • Chapter 34 (22 verses)

The word which came unto Jeremiah from the Lord, when Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon , and all his army, and all the kingdoms of the earth of his dominion, and all the people, fought against Jerusalem , and against all the cities thereof, saying, Thus saith the Lord, the God of Isr... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Zedekiah (or Matteniah ), Judah , Babylon , Jerusalem , Lachish , Azekah , Egypt .

2 Chronicles 11
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2 Chronicles • Chapter 11 (23 verses)

And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem , he gathered of the house of Judah and Benjamin an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against Israel , that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam . But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah the man... Mentions: Rehoboam, Judah , Benjamin , Jacob/Israel , Solomon , Jerusalem , Etam 1 , Tekoa , Soco , Adullam .

2 Chronicles 25
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2 Chronicles • Chapter 25 (28 verses)

Amaziah was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem . And his mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem . And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, but not with a perfect heart. Now it came to pass, when the... Mentions: Amaziah , Moses , Judah , Benjamin , Jacob/Israel , Jerusalem, Ephraim , Seir , Samaria , Lebanon .

Joshua 10
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Joshua • Chapter 10 (43 verses)

Now it came to pass, when Adoni–zedek king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel , and were among them; T... Mentions: Joshua , Jacob/Israel , Hebron , Japhia , Jerusalem , Jericho , Gibeon , Jarmuth 1 .

2 Kings 14
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2 Kings • Chapter 14 (29 verses)

In the second year of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel reigned Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah . He was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem . And his mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem . And he did that wh... Mentions: Joash, Jehoahaz (or Johanan ), Jacob/Israel , Amaziah , Judah , Jerusalem, Edom , Sela , Joktheel 1 , Lebanon .

2 Kings 18
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2 Kings • Chapter 18 (37 verses)

Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel , that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign. Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem . His mother's name also was Abi, the ... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Hezekiah , Ahaz , Judah , David , Jerusalem , Assyria , Gaza , Samaria , Halah .

Joshua 12
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Joshua • Chapter 12 (24 verses)

Now these are the kings of the land, which the children of Israel smote, and possessed their land on the other side Jordan toward the rising of the sun, from the river Arnon unto mount Hermon , and all the plain on the east: Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon , and ru... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Ammon , Moses , Manasseh , Joshua , Jordan , Arnon , Hermon , Heshbon , Aroer 1 .

Joshua 15
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Joshua • Chapter 15 (63 verses)

This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families; even to the border of Edom the wilderness of Zin southward was the uttermost part of the south coast. And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward: And... Mentions: Judah , Esau (Edom), Hezron , Reuben , Caleb , Edom, Zin 1 , Kadesh 1 , Azmon .

Micah 1
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Micah • Chapter 1 (16 verses)

The word of the Lord that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham , Ahaz , and Hezekiah , kings of Judah , which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem . Hear, all ye people; hearken, O earth, and all that therein is: and let the Lord God be witness against you, the Lord f... Mentions: Micah , Jotham , Ahaz , Hezekiah , Judah , Samaria , Jerusalem , Gath , Zaanan , Maroth .

Nehemiah 11
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Nehemiah • Chapter 11 (36 verses)

And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem : the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts to dwell in other cities. And the people blessed all the men, that willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem. N... Mentions: Judah , Jacob/Israel , Benjamin , Azariah (or Uzziah ), Zechariah , Jerusalem, Solomon's , Immer , Ophel , Dibon 1 .

Ahimoth
75% Gen 36
Generation 36 • Child of Elkanah

Ahimoth is a biblical figure in Generation 36, child of Elkanah . ( 1 Chronicles 6:25 )

Beten
69% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 32.935°N, 35.271°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 19:25 .

Parvaim
69% Place
Biblical Place • Ancient Near East

Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Chr 3:6 .

Naphath
67% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Megiddo • 32.584°N, 35.182°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 17:11 (identified with Megiddo ).

Naphath-dor
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Biblical Place • Dor • 32.613°N, 34.919°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 12:23 , 1 Kgs 4:11 (identified with Dor ).

Elkanah
64% Gen 35
Generation 35 • Child of Joel

Elkanah is a biblical figure in Generation 35, child of Joel , parent of Amasai , Ahimoth . ( 1 Chronicles 6:35-36 )

Elkanah
60% Gen 27
Generation 27 • Child of Korah

Elkanah is a biblical figure in Generation 27, child of Korah . ( Exodus 6:24 )

Elkanah
60% Gen 43
Generation 43 • Child of Jeroham

Elkanah is a biblical figure in Generation 43, child of Jeroham , parent of Samuel . ( 1 Chronicles 6:27 )

Elkanah
58% Gen 38
Generation 38 • Child of Mahath

Elkanah is a biblical figure in Generation 38, child of Mahath , parent of Zuph , Zophai . ( 1 Chronicles 6:35 )

Elkanah
56% Gen 28
Generation 28 • Child of Assir

Elkanah is a biblical figure in Generation 28, child of Assir , parent of Abiasaph (or Ebiasaph ). ( Exodus 6:24 , 1 Chronicles: 6:22-23 )

Scripture Passages (22)

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.

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

Now after the time that Amaziah did turn away from following the Lord they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem ; and he fled to Lachish : but they sent to Lachish after him, and slew him there.

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

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

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

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

Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish ; and Joshua smote him and his people, until he had left him none remaining.

Zanoah , Adullam , and in their villages, at Lachish , and the fields thereof, at Azekah , and in the villages thereof. And they dwelt from Beer–sheba unto the valley of Hinnom.

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,

O thou inhabitant of Lachish , bind the chariot to the swift beast: she is the beginning of the sin to the daughter of Zion : for the transgressions of Israel were found in thee.

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 .

And the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem unto king Hezekiah with a great army. And he stood by the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller's field.

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 .

And they took it on that day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein he utterly destroyed that day, according to all that he had done to Lachish .

After this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants to Jerusalem , (but he himself laid siege against Lachish , and all his power with him,) unto Hezekiah king of Judah , and unto all Judah that were at Jerusalem , saying,

And the Lord delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel , which took it on the second day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein, according to all that he had done to Libnah .

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.

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.

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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