Azekah — Bible place

Dug over, a town in the Shephelah or low hills of Judah (Josh. 15:35), where the five confederated Amoritish kings were defeated by Joshua and their army destroyed by a hailstrom (10:10, 11). It was one of the places re-occupied by the Jews on their return from the Captivity (Neh. 11:30).

Recorded scripture occurrences (7)

References recorded in the source data; this is not an exhaustive list of mentions.

Show passage in OET: JOS 10:10

OET-RV JOS 10:10

10 and Yahweh confused them as the Israelis approached and caused them to be badly defeated at Giveon. Then they chased them on the road going to Beyt -Horon and killed them as far as Azekah and Makedah.

OET-LV JOS 10:10

10 And_he_confused _them YHWH to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_he_defeated _them a _defeat great at_Giⱱˊōn and_he_pursued _them the _direction _of the _ascent _of Bēyt Ḩōrōn and_he_defeated _them to ˊAzēqāh and_unto Maqqēdāh.

Show passage in OET: JOS 10:11

OET-RV JOS 10:11

11 As they fled from the Israelis on the slope down from Beyt -Horon heading towards Azekah, Yahweh hurled large hailstones down on them from the sky and they died—actually more of them died from the hail than were killed with swords by the Israelis.

OET-LV JOS 10:11

11 And_he/it _was when_fled_they from_face/in _front _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) they were_at_the _descent _of Bēyt Ḩōrōn and_YHWH he _threw on_them stones large from the_heavens to ˊAzēqāh and_they _died were_many those_who they _died by_the _stones _of the _hail more_than_those_whom the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) they _killed with_sword.

Show passage in OET: JOS 15:35

OET-RV JOS 15:35

35 Yarmut, Adulam, Sokoh, Azekah,

OET-LV JOS 15:35

35 Yarmūt/(Jarmuth) and_ˊAdullām Sōkoh and_ˊAzēqāh.

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