Judean lowland (Shephelah) · Old Testament · 22 verses
Lachish was a fortified city in the lowland of Judah southwest of Jerusalem. It was a major defensive stronghold of the kingdom. The name appears in Joshua, 2 Kings, 2 Chronicles and 4 more in the King James text.
About Lachish
Lachish was a fortified city in the lowland of Judah southwest of Jerusalem. It was a major defensive stronghold of the kingdom.
Its place in the story
Lachish was among the cities Joshua took in the conquest, and it was a strong fortress of Judah. The Assyrian king Sennacherib besieged and captured Lachish during his invasion in the days of Hezekiah.
Lachish in Scripture (KJV)
“Wherefore Adonizedec 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,”
“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 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 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.”
“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.”
Lachish was a fortified city in the lowland of Judah southwest of Jerusalem. It was a major defensive stronghold of the kingdom. The name appears in Joshua, 2 Kings, 2 Chronicles and 4 more in the King James text.
What happened at Lachish?
Lachish was among the cities Joshua took in the conquest, and it was a strong fortress of Judah. The Assyrian king Sennacherib besieged and captured Lachish during his invasion in the days of Hezekiah.