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Nehemiah 11:30

Nehemiah 11:30

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public Domain

Zanoah and Adullam appear in close connection with Jarmuth in , . Zanoah was not a place of any importance, but Adullam, near which was David's cave, is often mentioned. It had its own king in the time of Joshua (), was fortified by Rehoboam (2 Chronicles 11:7), and remained a city of some strength under the Maccabees (2 Macc.

12:38). Lachish is a place even more celebrated than Adullam. Its king, Japhia, warred with Joshua (). It was fortified by Rehoboam (2 Chronicles 11:9). Amaziah took refuge there when conspiracy threatened him at Jerusalem (2 Kings 14:19); and Sennacherib "besieged it with all his power" (2 Chronicles 22:9).

Azekah is joined with Jarmuth and Adullam in . Like Adullam and Lachish, it was fortified by Rehoboam (2 Chronicles 11:9). They (i.e. the children of Judah) dwelt from Beer-sheba to the valley of Hinnom.

The southernmost and the northernmost parts of Judaea are here mentioned.

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