Azekah
A city of Judah in the valley of Elah, near Lachish and Gath. It is involved in the David-Goliath story (1Â Sam. 17:1) and is mentioned in 2Â Chr. 11:9; Jer. 34:7. The Lachish letters in ink on broken bits of pottery also mention Azekah and were written nearby.