It wentdownwestwardto the territoryof the Japhletites,as faras the territoryof lowerBeth-horoneven to Gezer,and it endedat the sea.
Now it cameabout afterthis,that warbrokeout at Gezerwith the Philistines;thenSibbecaithe HushathitekilledSippai,one of the descendantsof the giants,and they were subdued.
His daughterwas Sheerah,who builtlowerand upperBeth-horon,also Uzzen-sheerah.
Their possessionsand settlements[were] Bethelwith its towns,and to the eastNaaran,and to the westGezerwith its towns,and Shechemwith its townsas faras Ayyahwith its towns,
He also builtupperBeth-horonand lowerBeth-horon,fortifiedcities[with] walls,gatesand bars;
As for the westernborder,you shall havethe GreatSea,that is, [its] coastline;thisshall be your westborder.
ThenHoramkingof Gezercameup to helpLachish,and Joshuadefeatedhim and his peopleuntilhe had lefthim nosurvivor.
From therethe bordercontinuedto Luz,to the sideof Luz(that is, Bethel)southward;and the borderwentdownto Ataroth-addar,nearthe hillwhich[lies] on the southof lowerBeth-horon.
and anothercompanyturnedtowardBeth-horon,and anothercompanyturnedtowardthe borderwhich overlooksthe valleyof Zeboimtoward the wilderness.
