You people living in Mareshah, {\cf2\super [26]} \par I will bring a person against you.\par That person will take the things you own.\par The Glory of Israel (God)\par will come into Adullam. {\cf2\super [27]} \par
That day Joshua defeated Makkedah. Joshua killed the king and the people in that city. There were no people left living. Joshua did the same thing to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho.
David left Gath. David ran away to the cave [187] of Adullam. David’s brothers and relatives heard that David was at Adullam. They went to see David there.