Joshua 15:39

Joshua · Old Testament · Chapter 15

“Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon,”Joshua 15:39

What Does Joshua 15:39 Mean?

Joshua 15:39 is found in the book of Joshua, chapter 15, verse 39 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 16 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (16)

These passages are connected to Joshua 15:39 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Joshua 10:3“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,”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.”Joshua 10:31“And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it:”Joshua 10:34“And from Lachish Joshua passed unto Eglon, and all Israel with him; and they encamped against it, and fought against it:”Joshua 12:11“The king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one;”Joshua 12:12“The king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one;”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 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.”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.”2 Kings 19:8“So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.”2 Chronicles 11:9“And Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,”2 Chronicles 32:9“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,”Nehemiah 11:30“Zanoah, Adullam, and in their villages, at Lachish, and the fields thereof, at Azekah, and in the villages thereof. And they dwelt from Beersheba unto the valley of Hinnom.”Isaiah 37:8“So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.”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.”Micah 1:13“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.”

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