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Shaul died, and Baal-hanan son of Achbor succeeded him as king.
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Baal-hanan son of Achbor died, and Hadar succeeded him as king, the name of his city being Pau; his wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, daughter of Me-zahab.
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“Tell the Israelites to turn back and camp in front of Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, in front of Baal-zephon; you shall camp opposite it, by the sea.
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The Egyptians pursued them, all Pharaoh’s horses and chariots, his chariot drivers and his army; they overtook them camped by the sea, by Pi-hahiroth, in front of Baal-zephon.
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Balaam’s First Oracle
On the next day Balak took Balaam and brought him up to Bamoth-baal, and from there he could see part of the people of Israel.
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Worship of Baal of Peor
While Israel was staying at Shittim, the people began to have sexual relations with the women of Moab.
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Thus Israel yoked itself to the Baal of Peor, and the Lord’s anger was kindled against Israel.
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And Moses said to the judges of Israel, “Each of you shall kill any of your people who have yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor.”
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Nebo, and Baal-meon (some names being changed), and Sibmah, and they gave names to the towns that they rebuilt.
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They set out from Etham and turned back to Pi-hahiroth, which faces Baal-zephon, and they camped before Migdol.
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You have seen for yourselves what the Lord did with regard to the Baal of Peor, how the Lord your God destroyed from among you everyone who followed the Baal of Peor,
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from Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir, as far as Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon below Mount Hermon. He took all their kings, struck them down, and put them to death.
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The Kings Conquered by Joshua
The following are the kings of the land whom Joshua and the Israelites defeated on the west side of the Jordan, from Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir (and Joshua gave their land to the tribes of Israel as a possession according to their allotments,
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and the land of the Gebalites, and all Lebanon, toward the east, from Baal-gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo-hamath,
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with Heshbon, and all its towns that are in the tableland; Dibon, and Bamoth-baal, and Beth-baal-meon,
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then the boundary extends from the top of the mountain to the spring of the Waters of Nephtoah, and from there to the towns of Mount Ephron; then the boundary bends around to Baalah (that is, Kiriath-jearim);
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and the boundary circles west of Baalah to Mount Seir, passes along to the northern slope of Mount Jearim (that is, Chesalon), and goes down to Beth-shemesh, and passes along by Timnah;
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the boundary goes out to the slope of the hill north of Ekron, then the boundary bends around to Shikkeron, and passes along to Mount Baalah, and goes out to Jabneel; then the boundary comes to an end at the sea.
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Baalah, Iim, Ezem,
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Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim) and Rabbah: two towns with their villages.
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Then the boundary goes in another direction, turning on the western side southward from the mountain that lies to the south, opposite Beth-horon, and it ends at Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), a town belonging to the tribe of Judah. This forms the western side.
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together with all the villages all around these towns as far as Baalath-beer, Ramah of the Negeb. This was the inheritance of the tribe of Simeon according to its families.
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Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,
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Israel’s Unfaithfulness
Then the Israelites did what was evil in the sight of the Lord and served the Baals,
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They abandoned the Lord and served Baal and the Astartes.