Verse 3

So King Adoni-Zedek of Jerusalem sent this message to King Hoham of Hebron, King Piram of Jarmuth, King Japhia of Lachish, and King Debir of Eglon:

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Chr 11:9 : 9 Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,
  • Mic 1:13 : 13 Residents of Lachish, hitch the horses to the chariots! You influenced Daughter Zion to sin, for Israel’s rebellious deeds can be traced back to you!
  • Gen 23:2 : 2 Then she died in Kiriath Arba(that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan. Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.
  • Gen 37:14 : 14 So Jacob said to him,“Go now and check on the welfare of your brothers and of the flocks, and bring me word.” So Jacob sent him from the valley of Hebron.
  • Num 13:22 : 22 When they went up through the Negev, they came to Hebron where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, descendants of Anak, were living.(Now Hebron had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
  • Josh 10:1 : 1 Israel Defeats an Amorite Coalition Adoni-Zedek, king of Jerusalem, heard how Joshua captured Ai and annihilated it and its king as he did Jericho and its king. He also heard how the people of Gibeon made peace with Israel and lived among them.
  • Josh 10:5 : 5 So 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.
  • Josh 12:10-13 : 10 the king of Jerusalem(one), the king of Hebron(one), 11 the king of Jarmuth(one), the king of Lachish(one), 12 the king of Eglon(one), the king of Gezer(one), 13 the king of Debir(one), the king of Geder(one),
  • Josh 14:15 : 15 (Hebron used to be called Kiriath Arba. Arba was a famous Anakite.) Then the land was free of war.
  • Josh 15:35-39 : 35 Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah, 36 Shaaraim, Adithaim, and Gederah(or Gederothaim)– a total of fourteen cities and their towns. 37 Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal Gad, 38 Dilean, Mizpah, Joktheel, 39 Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,
  • Josh 15:54 : 54 Humtah, Kiriath Arba(that is, Hebron), and Zior– a total of nine cities and their towns.
  • Josh 15:63 : 63 The men of Judah were unable to conquer the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. The Jebusites live with the people of Judah in Jerusalem to this very day.
  • Josh 18:28 : 28 Zelah, Haeleph, the Jebusite city(that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath– a total of fourteen cities and their towns. This was the land assigned to the tribe of Benjamin by its clans.
  • 2 Sam 2:11 : 11 David was king in Hebron over the people of Judah for seven and a half years.
  • 2 Kgs 18:14 : 14 King Hezekiah of Judah sent this message to the king of Assyria, who was at Lachish,“I have violated our treaty. If you leave, I will do whatever you demand.” So the king of Assyria demanded that King Hezekiah of Judah pay three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.
  • 2 Kgs 18:17 : 17 The king of Assyria sent his commanding general, the chief eunuch, and the chief adviser from Lachish to King Hezekiah in Jerusalem, along with a large army. They went up and arrived at Jerusalem. They went and stood at the conduit of the upper pool which is located on the road to the field where they wash and dry cloth.