Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,
About that time Judah left his brothers and went to stay with a man from Adullam whose name was Hirah.
Benhesed, who was in charge of Arubboth, Socoh, and the entire region of Hepher.
His Judean wife was the mother of Jered, who first settled Gedor, Heber, who first settled Soco, and Jekuthiel, who first settled Zanoah.
Beth Zur, Soco, Adullam,
Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,
in En Rimmon, Zorah, Jarmuth,
I will again bring a conqueror against the inhabitants of Mareshah. The glory of Israel will come to Adullam.
The Lord threw the enemy into disorder in front of Israel and defeated them decisively at Gibeon. He chased them along the road that goes to the slope of Beth Horon and continued to defeat them all the way to Azekah and Makkedah.
So they brought him the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon.
So King Adoni Zedek of Jerusalem sent ⌞this message⌟ to King Hoham of Hebron, King Piram of Jarmuth, King Japhia of Lachish, and King Debir of Eglon:
the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish,
the king of Libnah, the king of Adullam,
Zanoah, En Gannim, Tappuah, Enam,
Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah, and Gederothaim.
In the mountains they gave Judah 11 cities with their villages: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,
The Philistines assembled their armies for war. They assembled at Socoh, which is in Judah, and camped between Socoh and Azekah at Ephes Dammim.
So David escaped from that place and fled to the cave at Adullam. When his brothers and all ⌞the rest⌟ of his family heard about it, they went to him.
