Lachish, Bozkath, and Eglon are named as part of the record of conquering the Canaanites and dividing the land. More particularly the naming belongs to the division and settling of the Promised Land among the tribes, giving the places contained in the inheritance. In the order of that narrative this listing comes after the account of Achan's sin and its consequences. The surrounding account lays bare Israel's lack of faith and slowness in possessing the land. Yet the carrying of that division and settlement through to completion proves that God wrought all He had promised and that none of His good word failed.
Lachish, Bozkath, and Eglon are named as part of the record of conquering the Canaanites and dividing the land. More particularly the naming belongs to the division and settling of the Promised Land among the tribes, giving the places contained in the inheritance. In the order of that narrative this listing comes after the account of Achan's sin and its consequences. The surrounding account lays bare Israel's lack of faith and slowness in possessing the land. Yet the carrying of that division and settlement through to completion proves that God wrought all He had promised and that none of His good word failed.