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2 Chronicles 11:9
9Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,
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Context of 2 Chronicles 11:9
7Beth Zur, Soco, Adullam, 8Gath, Mareshah, Ziph, Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah, 10Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron. These were the fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin. 11He fortified these cities and placed officers in them, as well as storehouses of food, olive oil, and wine.
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וְאֶת־אֲדוֹרַ֥יִם וְאֶת־לָכִ֖ישׁ וְאֶת־עֲזֵקָֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 11:9
- 2 Chronicles 32:9Afterward King Sennacherib of Assyria, while attacking Lachish with all his military might, sent his messengers to Jerusalem. The message was for King Hezekiah of Judah and all the people of Judah who were in Jerusalem. It read:
- Joshua 10:5So the five Amorite kings (the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon) and all their troops gathered together and advanced. They deployed their troops and fought against Gibeon.
- Joshua 15:35Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 11:9
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9The site of Adoraim is uncertain. For Lachish, see Joshua 10:3; Azekah, Joshua 10:10; Zorah, Joshua 15:33; Aijalon, Joshua 10:12; Hebron, Joshua 14:15. No one of the cities was really within the limits of the tribe of Benjamin. The writer uses the phrase “Judah and Benjamin” merely as the common designation of the southern kingdom (compare 2 Chronicles 11:12 and 2 Chronicles 11:23).Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9Lachish was the key southwestern corner of Rehoboam’s defenses. It protected the road to the coastal highway in the west, a main route Egypt could use for a southern attack.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-115-11. built cities for defence in Judah--This is evidently used as the name of the southern kingdom. Rehoboam, having now a bitter enemy in Israel, deemed it prudent to lose no time in fortifying several cities that lay along the frontier of his kingdom. Jeroboam, on his side, took a similar precaution (1Ki 12:25). Of the fifteen cities named, Aijalon, now Yalo, and Zorah, now Surah, between Jerusalem and Jabneh [Robinson], lay within the province of…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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