## Lachish and Libnah ##

These are the names of important cities. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

## into the hand of Israel ##

This phrase means "giving control to the nation of Israel." AT: "Yahweh gave Lachish into the control of the nation of Israel." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])