Eglon
City
A city in Judah, near Lachish (Josh. 15:39). It was destroyed by Joshua (10:5, 6). It has been identified with Tell Nejileh, 6 miles south of Tell Hesy or Ajlan, north-west of Lachish.
Named in 8 verses
- Joshua 10:3 Therefore Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem sent to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon, saying,
- Joshua 10:5 Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon, gathered t
- Joshua 10:23 They did so, and brought those five kings out of the cave to him: the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the k
- Joshua 10:34 Joshua passed from Lachish, and all Israel with him, to Eglon; and they encamped against it and fought against it.
- Joshua 10:36 Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, to Hebron; and they fought against it.
- Joshua 10:37 They took it, and struck it with the edge of the sword, with its king and all its cities, and all the souls who were in it. He left no one remaining, according
- Joshua 12:12 the king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one;
- Joshua 15:39 Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,