And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of Bethhoron the nether, and to Gezer; and the goings out thereof are at the sea.

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descended westward to the territory of the Japhletites as far as the region of Lower Beth Horon(A) and on to Gezer,(B) ending at the Mediterranean Sea.

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Also he built Bethhoron the upper, and Bethhoron the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;

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He rebuilt Upper Beth Horon(A) and Lower Beth Horon as fortified cities, with walls and with gates and bars,

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13 And the border went over from thence toward Luz, to the side of Luz, which is Bethel, southward; and the border descended to Atarothadar, near the hill that lieth on the south side of the nether Bethhoron.

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13 From there it crossed to the south slope of Luz(A) (that is, Bethel(B)) and went down to Ataroth Addar(C) on the hill south of Lower Beth Horon.

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33 Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote him and his people, until he had left him none remaining.

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33 Meanwhile, Horam king of Gezer(A) had come up to help Lachish, but Joshua defeated him and his army—until no survivors were left.

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28 And their possessions and habitations were, Bethel and the towns thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto Gaza and the towns thereof:

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28 Their lands and settlements included Bethel and its surrounding villages, Naaran to the east, Gezer(A) and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its villages all the way to Ayyah and its villages.

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24 (And his daughter was Sherah, who built Bethhoron the nether, and the upper, and Uzzensherah.)

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24 His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth Horon(A) as well as Uzzen Sheerah.

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15 And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the Lord, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.

16 For Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it for a present unto his daughter, Solomon's wife.

17 And Solomon built Gezer, and Bethhoron the nether,

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15 Here is the account of the forced labor King Solomon conscripted(A) to build the Lord’s temple, his own palace, the terraces,[a](B) the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor,(C) Megiddo and Gezer.(D) 16 (Pharaoh king of Egypt had attacked and captured Gezer. He had set it on fire. He killed its Canaanite inhabitants and then gave it as a wedding gift to his daughter,(E) Solomon’s wife. 17 And Solomon rebuilt Gezer.) He built up Lower Beth Horon,(F)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 9:15 Or the Millo; also in verse 24

And as for the western border, ye shall even have the great sea for a border: this shall be your west border.

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“‘Your western boundary will be the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.(A) This will be your boundary on the west.(B)

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