2 Chronicles 11:9 - Exposition

Adoraim . This name is not found anywhere else. The meaning of the word is "two heaps," and very probably describes the physical features of the site. It is probably the modern Dura. Its site is otherwise unknown. Lachish (see Joshua 15:39 ; also Joshua 10:3 ; Joshua 12:11 ); probably the modern Um Lakis, that lies on the road to Gaza. Other interesting references are 2 Kings 14:19 ; 2 Kings 18:14-17 ; 2 Kings 19:8 ; Nehemiah 11:30 ; Micah 1:13 . Azekha (see Joshua 15:35 ; also Joshua 10:10 ); it was in the Shefelah (see also 1 Samuel 17:1 ; Nehemiah 11:30 ; Jeremiah 34:7 ). The site of it is not identified.