Joshua 15:39
Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon,
Cross-references
In Joshua 10:3, Lachish is a Canaanite city that attacked Gibeon, setting up its later conquest.
In Joshua 10:31, Lachish is besieged by Joshua, directly continuing the conquest narrative.
In Joshua 10:32, Lachish falls to Joshua, fulfilling the conquest of this city.
In Joshua 12:11, the king of Lachish is listed among defeated kings, summarizing the conquest.
Joshua 10:34 recounts the conquest of Lachish and Eglon, cities named here, showing how they were taken before allotment.
Joshua 12:12 lists Eglon's defeated king, a city from this allotment, connecting conquest to territorial division.
In Jeremiah 34:7, Lachish is named as one of the last fortified cities resisting Babylon, placing Joshua's allotment in later history.
In Micah 1:13, Lachish is called the beginning of sin for Zion, adding a prophetic moral dimension to the city listed here.
2 Kings 22:1 identifies Josiah's mother as from Bozkath, a town named here, linking the list to Judah's royal family.
2 Kings 18:14 places the Assyrian siege at Lachish, a city from this list, giving historical context.
2 Kings 18:17 mentions Assyrian officials sent from Lachish to Jerusalem, using the same city from this allotment.
2 Kings 19:8 notes the Assyrian king left Lachish for Libnah, confirming Lachish's later strategic role.
2 Chronicles 11:9 lists Lachish among Rehoboam's fortified cities, showing its continued importance in Judah's history.
2 Chronicles 32:9 places Sennacherib's siege at Lachish, mirroring the Kings account and using the same location.
Nehemiah 11:30 includes Lachish among post-exilic settlements, showing the city's long-term habitation after the allotment.
Isaiah 37:8 parallels 2 Kings 19:8, noting the Assyrian king's departure from Lachish, reinforcing the city's historical role.