³ the South, and the plain of the Valley of Jericho, ^(A)the city of palm trees, as far as Zoar.

¹⁵ Then the men ^(A)who were designated by name rose up and took the captives, and from the ^[a]spoil they clothed all who were naked among them, dressed them and gave them sandals, ^(B)gave them food and drink, and anointed them; and they let all the feeble ones ride on donkeys. So they brought them to their brethren at Jericho, ^(C)the city of palm trees. Then they returned to Samaria.

¹³ Then he gathered to himself the people of Ammon and ^(A)Amalek, went and ^[a]defeated Israel, and took possession of ^(B)the City of Palms.

^16 (A)Now the children of the Kenite, Moses’ father-in-law, went up ^(B)from the City of Palms with the children of Judah into the Wilderness of Judah, which lies in the South near ^(C)Arad; ^(D)and they went and dwelt among the people.

²² Hurry, escape there. For ^(A)I cannot do anything until you arrive there.”

Therefore ^(B)the name of the city was called ^[a]Zoar.

² that they made war with Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of ^(A)Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, ^(B)Zoar).

^3 (A)Your southern border shall be from the Wilderness of Zin along the border of Edom; then your southern border shall extend eastward to the end of ^(B)the Salt Sea;

⁸ And the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) went out and joined together in battle in the Valley of Siddim