^18 (A)The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the lowland and of the South of Judah, and had taken Beth Shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Sochoh with its villages, Timnah with its villages, and Gimzo with its villages; and they dwelt there.

⁵⁷ before your wickedness was uncovered. It was like the time of the ^(A)reproach of the daughters of ^[a]Syria and all those around her, and of ^(B)the daughters of the Philistines, who despise you everywhere.

²⁷ “Behold, therefore, I stretched out My hand against you, diminished your ^[a]allotment, and gave you up to the will of those who hate you, ^(A)the daughters of the Philistines, who were ashamed of your lewd behavior.

¹⁰ Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and Benjamin, fortified cities.

⁹ And watch: if it goes up the road to its own territory, to ^(A)Beth Shemesh, then He has done ^[a]us this great evil. But if not, then ^(B)we shall know that it is not His hand that struck us—it happened to us by chance.”

Samson’s Philistine Wife

14 Now Samson went down ^(A)to Timnah, and ^(B)saw a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines.

⁴⁸ And in the mountain country: Shamir, Jattir, Sochoh,

⁴¹ Gederoth, Beth Dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah: sixteen cities with their villages;

¹⁰ Then the border ^[a]turned westward from Baalah to Mount Seir, passed along to the side of Mount Jearim on the north (which is Chesalon), went down to Beth Shemesh, and passed on to ^(A)Timnah.