Lachish,.... Lachish and Eglon were royal cities, of which see Jos 10:3;and Bozkath, is called Boscath, of which place was the mother of King Josiah, 2Ki 21:1; some take it to be the same with Bascana, as in the Apocrypha:"And when he came near to Bascama he slew Jonathan, who was buried there.'
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Joshua 15:39
Joshua 15:39
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