and anothercompanyturnedtowardBeth-horon,and anothercompanyturnedtowardthe borderwhich overlooksthe valleyof Zeboimtoward the wilderness.
The territoryof the Canaaniteextendedfrom Sidonas you gotoward Gerar,as faras Gaza;as you gotoward Sodomand Gomorrahand Admahand Zeboiim,as faras Lasha.
[that] they madewarwith Berakingof Sodom,and with Birshakingof Gomorrah,Shinabkingof Admah,and Shemeberkingof Zeboiim,and the kingof Bela(that is, Zoar).
Jokmeamwith its pasturelands,Beth-horonwith its pasturelands,
He also builtupperBeth-horonand lowerBeth-horon,fortifiedcities[with] walls,gatesand bars;
Hadid,Zeboim,Neballat,
Howcan I giveyou up, O Ephraim?How can I surrenderyou, O Israel?Howcan I makeyou like Admah?How can I treatyou like Zeboiim?My heartis turnedoverwithinMe, AllMy compassionsare kindled.
And the LORDconfoundedthem beforeIsrael,and He slewthem with a greatslaughterat Gibeon,and pursuedthem by the wayof the ascentof Beth-horonand struckthem as faras Azekahand Makkedah.
As they fledfrom beforeIsrael,[while] they were at the descentof Beth-horon,the LORDthrewlargestonesfrom heavenon them as faras Azekah,and they died;[there were] morewhodiedfrom the hailstonesthanthose whomthe sonsof Israelkilledwith the sword.
It wentdownwestwardto the territoryof the Japhletites,as faras the territoryof lowerBeth-horoneven to Gezer,and it endedat the sea.
Now [this] was the territoryof the sonsof Ephraimaccording to their families:the borderof their inheritanceeastwardwas Ataroth-addar,as faras upperBeth-horon.
And there was a tremblingin the camp,in the field,and among allthe people.Eventhe garrisonand the raiderstrembled,and the earthquakedso that it becamea greattrembling.
