Jer 34:6-7 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Jer 34:6-7: 34:6-7 King Rehoboam had made Lachish and Azekah into forts (2 Chr 11:5-10 ). Located on low hills southwest of Jerusalem, these towns guarded the key roads leading up from the great highway on the coast into the heartland of Judah. Military messages written on pieces of pottery have been found in the gateway of Lachish, reporting the progress of the Babylonians as they moved toward it.

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‏ Jeremiah 34:6-7

Summary for Jer 34:6-7: 34:6-7 ^a King Rehoboam had made Lachish and Azekah into forts (2 Chr 11:5-10 ^b). Located on low hills southwest of Jerusalem, these towns guarded the key roads leading up from the great highway on the coast into the heartland of Judah. Military messages written on pieces of pottery have been found in the gateway of Lachish, reporting the progress of the Babylonians as they moved toward it.