Fortified city prominent in Assyrian invasion narratives.
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Major fortified city in the , captured by after he hangs its king alongside the other kings at . strengthens its fortifications, and King Amaziah of is assassinated there after fleeing from . The city becomes 's forward base during the invasion of 701 BC, from which he sends his commanders to demand Jerusalem's surrender, and mocks Lachish as the beginning of sin to the daughter of Zion.
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Modern location: Tell ed Duweir. Coordinates from OpenBible.info.
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