Where is Lachish in the Bible?

What happened at Lachish?

Lachish was a significant fortified city located in the Shephelah region of Judah (Joshua 15:39). It was one of the Amorite cities that formed an alliance against Joshua and the Israelites, but it was captured and its king was defeated (Joshua 10; 12:11). Later, Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, fortified Lachish as part of his defense strategy (2Ch.11.9). During the reign of King Amaziah, Lachish served as a refuge for the king when he fled from a conspiracy in Jerusalem (2Ki.14.19; 2Ch.25.27). In the time of King Hezekiah, the Assyrian king Sennacherib captured Lachish and used it as a base to send his officials to threaten Jerusalem (2Ki.18.14, 17; 19:8; 2Ch.32.9; Isaiah 36:2; 37:8). The city was one of the last fortified cities in Judah to fall to the Babylonians during the reign of Zedekiah (Jeremiah 34:7). After the Babylonian exile, Lachish was resettled by the people of Judah (Nehemiah 11:30). The prophet Micah also mentioned Lachish, urging the city to give parting gifts to Moresheth-gath (Micah 1:13).

Where does Lachish appear in the Bible?

Lachish is referenced in 18 verses across 7 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.

• 2 Chronicles 11:9
• 2 Chronicles 25:27
• 2 Chronicles 32:9
• 2 Kings 14:19
• 2 Kings 18:14
• 2 Kings 19:8
• Isaiah 36:2
• Isaiah 37:8
• Jeremiah 34:7
• Joshua 10:31
• Joshua 10:32
• Joshua 10:33
• Joshua 10:34
• Joshua 10:35
• Joshua 12:11
• Joshua 15:39
• Micah 1:13
• Nehemiah 11:30

What else appears in these passages?

These turn up in the same passages as Lachish.