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Villages outside Jerusalem

25 And as for the villages, with their fields, some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath-arba and its villages, and in Dibon and its villages, and in Jekabzeel and its villages,(A) 26 and in Jeshua and in Moladah and Beth-pelet, 27 in Hazar-shual, in Beer-sheba and its villages, 28 in Ziklag, in Meconah and its villages, 29 in En-rimmon, in Zorah, in Jarmuth, 30 Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages, Lachish and its fields, and Azekah and its villages. So they camped from Beer-sheba to the valley of Hinnom. 31 The people of Benjamin also lived from Geba onward, at Michmash, Aija, Bethel and its villages, 32 Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah, 33 Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim, 34 Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat, 35 Lod, and Ono, the valley of artisans. 36 And certain divisions of the Levites in Judah were joined to Benjamin.

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25 As for the farming settlements with their fields:

Some of Judah’s descendants lived in Kiriath-arba(A)

and Dibon and their surrounding villages,(B) and Jekabzeel and its settlements;

26 in Jeshua, Moladah,(C) Beth-pelet,

27 Hazar-shual, and Beer-sheba(D) and its surrounding villages;

28 in Ziklag(E) and Meconah and its surrounding villages;

29 in En-rimmon, Zorah,(F) Jarmuth,(G) and

30 Zanoah(H) and Adullam with their settlements;

in Lachish(I) with its fields and Azekah(J) and its surrounding villages.

So they settled from Beer-sheba(K) to Hinnom Valley.(L)

31 Benjamin’s descendants:

from Geba,[a](M) Michmash,(N) Aija,

and Bethel(O) and its surrounding villages,

32 Anathoth,(P) Nob,(Q) Ananiah,

33 Hazor,(R) Ramah,(S) Gittaim,(T)

34 Hadid, Zeboim,(U) Neballat,

35 Lod, and Ono,(V) in Craftsmen’s Valley.

36 Some of the Judean divisions of Levites were in Benjamin.

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Footnotes

  1. 11:31 Or descendants from Geba lived in