¹⁷ Then the men of Judah went with the Simeonites^(A) their fellow Israelites and attacked the Canaanites living in Zephath, and they totally destroyed^[a] the city. Therefore it was called Hormah.^[b](B)

³ The Lord listened to Israel’s plea and gave the Canaanites^(A) over to them. They completely destroyed them^(B) and their towns; so the place was named Hormah.^[a](C)

¹⁰ Asa went out to meet him, and they took up battle positions in the Valley of Zephathah near Mareshah.

³ The men of Judah then said to the Simeonites their fellow Israelites, “Come up with us into the territory allotted to us, to fight against the Canaanites. We in turn will go with you into yours.” So the Simeonites^(A) went with them.

⁴⁵ Then the Amalekites and the Canaanites^(A) who lived in that hill country^(B) came down and attacked them and beat them down all the way to Hormah.^(C)