לָכִישׁ

la.khishLachish
hebrewOld TestamentName of a place24 occurrences7 books22 verses
This is the name of the place Lachish: A fortified city in Judah.

Definition

from an unused root of uncertain meaning; Lakish, a place in Palestine
Traditional renderings: Lachish.

Glossary entries

Lachish

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

24 total
  1. Joshua 10:3לָכִ֛ישׁ · of Lachish
    Therefore 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,
  2. Joshua 10:5לָכִ֣ישׁ · Lachish
    So the five kings of the Amorites—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon—joined forces and advanced with all their armies. They camped before Gibeon and made war against it.
  3. Joshua 10:23לָכִ֖ישׁ · Lachish
    So they brought the five kings out of the cave—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon.
  4. Joshua 10:31לָכִ֑ישָׁה · to Lachish
    And Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Libnah to Lachish. They laid siege to it and fought against it.
  5. Joshua 10:32לָכִ֜ישׁ · Lachish
    And the LORD delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, and Joshua captured it on the second day. He put all the people to the sword, just as he had done to Libnah.
  6. Joshua 10:33לָכִ֑ישׁ · Lachish
    At that time Horam king of Gezer went to help Lachish, but Joshua struck him down along with his people, leaving no survivors.
  7. Joshua 10:34מִלָּכִ֖ישׁ · from Lachish
    So Joshua moved on from Lachish to Eglon, and all Israel with him. They laid siege to it and fought against it.
  8. Joshua 10:35לְלָכִֽישׁ׃פ · to Lachish
    That day they captured Eglon and put it to the sword, and Joshua devoted to destruction everyone in the city, just as he had done to Lachish.
  9. Joshua 12:11לָכִ֖ישׁ · of Lachish
    …the king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one;
  10. Joshua 15:39לָכִ֥ישׁ · Lachish
    Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,
  11. 2 Kings 14:19 (2×)לָכִ֑ישָׁה · to Lachish; לָכִ֔ישָׁה · to Lachish
    And conspirators plotted against Amaziah in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But men were sent after him to Lachish, and they killed him there.
  12. 2 Kings 18:14לָכִ֨ישָׁה׀ · at Lachish
    So 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 of Assyria exacted from Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.
  13. 2 Kings 18:17לָכִ֜ישׁ · Lachish
    Nevertheless, the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rabsaris, and the Rabshakeh, along with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They advanced up to Jerusalem and stationed themselves by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field.
  14. 2 Kings 19:8מִלָּכִֽישׁ׃ · Lachish
    When the Rabshakeh heard that the king of Assyria had left Lachish, he withdrew and found the king fighting against Libnah.
  15. 2 Chronicles 11:9לָכִ֖ישׁ · Lachish
    Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,
  16. 2 Chronicles 25:27 (2×)לָכִ֑ישָׁה · to Lachish; לָכִ֔ישָׁה · to Lachish
    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 him there.
  17. 2 Chronicles 32:9לָכִ֔ישׁ · Lachish
    Later, as Sennacherib king of Assyria and all his forces besieged Lachish, he sent his servants to Jerusalem with a message for King Hezekiah of Judah and all the people of Judah who were in Jerusalem:
  18. Nehemiah 11:30לָכִישׁ֙ · in Lachish
    Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages; in Lachish and its fields; and in Azekah and its villages. So they settled from Beersheba all the way to the Valley of Hinnom.
  19. Isaiah 36:2מִלָּכִ֧ישׁ · from Lachish
    And the king of Assyria sent the Rabshakeh, with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. And he stopped by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field.
  20. Isaiah 37:8מִלָּכִֽישׁ׃ · Lachish
    When the Rabshakeh heard that the king of Assyria had left Lachish, he withdrew and found the king fighting against Libnah.
  21. Jeremiah 34:7לָכִישׁ֙ · Lachish
    …as the army of the king of Babylon was fighting against Jerusalem and the remaining cities of Judah—against Lachish and Azekah. For these were the only fortified cities remaining in Judah.
  22. Micah 1:13לָכִ֑ישׁ · of Lachish
    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.