Therefore 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,
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Hebron was about 24 miles south of Jerusalem, and Jeri moth 16. Lachis was a very famous city, (4 Kings xiv., and xviii. 14,) about nine miles south of Eleuthero polis, which was itself situated about 20,000 paces towards the south of Jerusalem; (I tin. Anton.) though some assert it was 22 or 32 miles distant. Eusebius and St. Jerome generally fix the situation of places by this city. Eglon was twelve miles to the eastward of it. The Septuagint read Odollam, (Calmet) which was either the same city, (Eusebius) or one probably near it, chap. xii. 12, 5.
