Joshua 15:39
in Joshua 15Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon,
KJV
Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon,
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This verse in Joshua 15
Commentary
5 notes on this verseLachish,.... Lachish and Eglon were royal cities, of which see Jos 10:3, and Bozkath, is called Boscath, of which place was the mother of King Josiah, 2Ki 21:1; some take it to be the same with Bascana, as in the Apocrypha:"And when he came near to Bascama he slew Jonathan, who was buried there.'' (1 Maccabees 13:23) and Eglon also was a royal city, of which see Jos 10:3.
This site's exposition
These were in the foothills
on Joshua 15:33-47
Ekron, Ashdod and Gaza are written into Judah's inheritance, though Joshua 11:22 had just said that Anakim survived in Gaza and Ashdod. Zorah and Eshtaol open the list, where Samson is born at Judges 13:2, and from here the border on paper and the ground held differ.
This site's exposition
Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon
Lachish and Eglon were royal cities taken at 10:32 and 10:35. Lachish stands again at 2 Kings 18:14 as the place where Hezekiah sent his submission to the king of Assyria. Bozkath was the home of Josiah's mother at 2 Kings 22:1.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And when this was done there was a more equal dividend (either in quantity or quality) of the remainder among the seven tribes. And this, probably, was intended in that general rule which was given concerning this partition ( Num. xxxiii.
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The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Lachish - and Eglon - See on Jos 10:3 (note).
The words behind it
3 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| לָכִ֥ישׁ | lakhish | Lachish | H3923 → | 24 times |
| וּבָצְקַ֖ת | uvatzekat | and Bozkath | H1218 → | |
| וְעֶגְלֽוֹן׃ | veeglon | and Eglon | H5700 → | 13 times |
לָכִ֥ישׁLachish
lakhishH3923 →24 times
וּבָצְקַ֖תand Bozkath
uvatzekatH1218 →
וְעֶגְלֽוֹן׃and Eglon
veeglonH5700 →13 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Joshua 10:3Therefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent word to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon, saying,
it leads to
- Micah 1:13
Harness your chariot horses, O dweller of Lachish. You were the beginning of sin to the Daughter of Zion, for the transgressions of Israel were found in you.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 2 Chronicles 11:9
Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,
- Micah 1:13
Through
2 Kings 22:1Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years. His mother’s name was Jedidah daughter of Adaiah; she was from Bozkath.
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 34:1–33
Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years.
- 2 Chronicles 34:1–33
Through
2 Kings 18:14So Hezekiah king of Judah sent word to the king of Assyria at Lachish, saying, “I have done wrong; withdraw from me, and I will pay whatever you demand from me.” And the king…
it leads to
- 2 Kings 18:7
And the LORD was with Hezekiah, and he prospered wherever he went. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and refused to serve him.
- 2 Kings 18:7
Through
2 Kings 14:19And conspirators plotted against Amaziah in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But men were sent after him to Lachish, and they killed him there.
it leads to
- Joshua 10:31
And Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Libnah to Lachish. They laid siege to it and fought against it.
- 2 Kings 12:20–21
And the servants of Joash rose up and formed a conspiracy and killed him at Beth-millo, on the road down to Silla.
- 2 Kings 15:14
Then Menahem son of Gadi went up from Tirzah to Samaria, struck down and killed Shallum son of Jabesh, and reigned in his place.
- 2 Chronicles 25:27–28
From the time that Amaziah turned from following the LORD, a conspiracy was formed against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But men were sent after him to Lachish, and they killed…
- Joshua 10:31
Where this verse is studied
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Who and where
1 name in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: Joshua, Judges, Ruth; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and The Berean Standard Bible, Joshua 15, with the verses cited in the note.
