And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it:

Wherefore Adonizedek king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying,

And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it:

Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah,

Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon,

Jarmuth with her suburbs, Engannim with her suburbs; four cities.

So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.

After this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants to Jerusalem, (but he {himself laid siege} against Lachish, and all his power with him,) unto Hezekiah king of Judah, and unto all Judah that {were} at Jerusalem, saying, {power: Heb. dominion}

And at Enrimmon, and at Zareah, and at Jarmuth,

So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.

When the king of Babylon's army fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities of Judah that were left, against Lachish, and against Azekah: for these defenced cities remained of the cities of Judah.