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Where is Azekah in the Bible?

Azekah was a town in the Shephelah region of Judah, located about 17 miles southwest of Jerusalem. Azekah appears in 4 verses across 3 books of the Bible.

What happened at Azekah?

Azekah was a town in the Shephelah region of Judah, located about 17 miles southwest of Jerusalem. It is first mentioned in Joshua 10:10-11, where the Amorite kings were defeated by Joshua and the Israelites. Azekah was later listed as one of the cities in the allotment of the tribe of Judah (Joshua 15:35). The Philistines gathered their armies between Socoh and Azekah before the famous battle between David and Goliath (1Sa.17.1). During the reign of King Rehoboam, Azekah was one of the cities fortified for the defense of Judah (2Ch.11.9). After the Babylonian exile, Azekah was reinhabited by the Jews (Nehemiah 11:30). The city was one of the last two strongholds, along with Lachish, to fall to the Babylonians during the siege of Jerusalem (Jeremiah 34:7). Archaeological excavations at the site of Tel Azekah have revealed evidence of the city's occupation from the Bronze Age through the Babylonian destruction.

Definition text: STEPBible · Tyndale House Cambridge. Licensed CC BY 4.0. Lightly edited for length and formatting.

Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.

Where does Azekah appear in the Bible?

Azekah is referenced in 4 verses across 3 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.

Joshua 21 Samuel 12 Chronicles 1

What else appears in these passages?

These turn up in the same passages as Azekah.

WarLachishGibeonMakkedah

Common questions

How many times does the Bible mention Azekah?

Azekah appears in 4 verses across 3 books, most often in Joshua, which accounts for 2 of them.

Which books of the Bible mention Azekah?

Joshua, 1 Samuel, 2 Chronicles.

Where can I read every verse about Azekah?

This page lists 4 of them. Protos carries all 4, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.

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