³ the Negev^(A) and the whole region from the Valley of Jericho, the City of Palms,^(B) as far as Zoar.^(C)

¹⁵ The men designated by name took the prisoners, and from the plunder they clothed all who were naked. They provided them with clothes and sandals, food and drink,^(A) and healing balm. All those who were weak they put on donkeys. So they took them back to their fellow Israelites at Jericho, the City of Palms,^(B) and returned to Samaria.^(C)

¹³ Getting the Ammonites^(A) and Amalekites^(B) to join him, Eglon came and attacked Israel, and they took possession of the City of Palms.^[a](C)

¹⁶ The descendants of Moses’ father-in-law,^(A) the Kenite,^(B) went up from the City of Palms^[a](C) with the people of Judah to live among the inhabitants of the Desert of Judah in the Negev near Arad.^(D)

²² But flee there quickly, because I cannot do anything until you reach it.” (That is why the town was called Zoar.^[a](A))

² these kings went to war against Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboyim,^(A) and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).^(B)

³ “‘Your southern side will include some of the Desert of Zin^(A) along the border of Edom. Your southern boundary will start in the east from the southern end of the Dead Sea,^(B)

⁸ Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah,^(A) the king of Admah, the king of Zeboyim^(B) and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar)^(C) marched out and drew up their battle lines in the Valley of Siddim^(D)