Azekah

Uh-zee´kuh

A city (modern Tell ez-Zahariye) in Judah occupied prior to Israel’s entering Canaan (Josh 10:10-11; Josh 15:35). It lies a short distance northeast of Lachish. The Philistines and Goliath camped between Succoth and Azekah (1Sam 17:1). Rehoboam fortified this city (2Chr 11:9). Only Azekah and Lachish were left in the Judean countryside (Jer 34:7) when Nebuchadnezzar attacked Jerusalem and the fortified cities of Judah.