It included Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem: twelve cities, along with the towns around them.
When the news of Israel's victories reached King Jabin of Hazor, he sent word to King Jobab of Madon, to the kings of Shimron and Achshaph,
Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,
David grew homesick and said, “How I wish someone would bring me a drink of water from the well by the gate at Bethlehem!”
They went on until they came to Bethlehem. When they arrived, the whole town became excited, and the women there exclaimed, “Is this really Naomi?”
The tribe of Zebulun did not drive out the people living in the cities of Kitron and Nahalal, and so the Canaanites continued to live there with them and were forced to work for them.
Shimron Meron, Achshaph,
On the north the border turned toward Hannathon, ending at Iphtahel Valley.
These cities and their towns were in the land which the families of the tribe of Zebulun received as their possession.
After Jephthah, Ibzan from Bethlehem led Israel.
At that same time there was a young Levite who had been living in the town of Bethlehem in Judah.