The descendantsof the Kenite,Moses'father-in-law,wentup from the cityof palmswith the sonsof Judah,to the wildernessof Judahwhichis in the southof Arad;and they wentand livedwith the people.
Ozemthe sixth,Davidthe seventh;
The familiesof scribeswho livedat Jabez[were] the Tirathites,the Shimeathites[and] the Sucathites.Thoseare the Keniteswho camefrom Hammath,the fatherof the houseof Rechab.
At that timeKingAhazsentto the kingsof Assyriafor help.
Now Jethro,the priestof Midian,Moses'father-in-law,heardof allthat Godhad donefor Mosesand for IsraelHis people,howthe LORDhad broughtIsraelout of Egypt.
Then Jethro,Moses'father-in-law,tooka burntofferingand sacrificesfor God,and Aaroncamewith allthe eldersof Israelto eata mealwith Moses'father-in-lawbeforeGod.
Then Mosesbadehis father-in-lawfarewell,and he wenthis way into his own land.
Then Moseswentout to meethis father-in-law,and he boweddownand kissedhim; and they askedeachotherof their welfareand wentinto the tent.
Now Moseswas pasturingthe flockof Jethrohis father-in-law,the priestof Midian;and he ledthe flockto the westsideof the wildernessand cameto Horeb,the mountainof God.
Then Mosesdepartedand returnedto Jethrohis father-in-lawand saidto him, "Please,let me go,that I may returnto my brethrenwhoare in Egypt,and seeif they are stillalive."And Jethrosaidto Moses,"Goin peace."
"Goto the houseof the Rechabitesand speakto them, and bringthem into the houseof the LORD,into oneof the chambers,and givethem wineto drink."
When the Canaanite,the kingof Arad,who livedin the Negev,heardthat Israelwas comingby the wayof Atharim,then he foughtagainst Israeland tooksomeof them captive.
Nowin thosedaysJohnthe Baptistcame,preachingin the wildernessof Judea,saying,
and the Negevand the plainin the valleyof Jericho,the cityof palmtrees,as faras Zoar.
Then the LORDsaidto him, "Thisis the landwhichI sworeto Abraham,Isaac,and Jacob,saying,'I will giveit to your descendants;I have let you see[it] with your eyes,but you shall not gooverthere."
the kingof Hormah,one;the kingof Arad,one;
Now the citiesof the tribeof the sonsof Benjaminaccording to their familieswere Jerichoand Beth-hoglahand Emek-keziz,
She saidto him, "Giveme a blessing,sinceyou have givenme the landof the Negev,giveme also springsof water."So Calebgaveher the upperspringsand the lowersprings.
And he gatheredto himself the sonsof Ammonand Amalek;and he wentand defeatedIsrael,and they possessedthe cityof the palmtrees.
Now Heberthe Kenitehad separatedhimself from the Kenites,from the sonsof Hobabthe father-in-lawof Moses,and had pitchedhis tentas faraway as the oakin Zaanannim,whichis nearKedesh.
Now Siserafledaway on footto the tentof Jaelthe wifeof Heberthe Kenite,for [there was] peacebetweenJabinthe kingof Hazorand the houseof Heberthe Kenite.
Saulsaidto the Kenites,"Go,depart,godownfrom amongthe Amalekites,so that I do not destroyyou with them; for you showedkindnessto allthe sonsof Israelwhen they cameup from Egypt."So the Kenitesdepartedfrom amongthe Amalekites.
Now Achishsaid,"Wherehave you madea raidtoday?"And Davidsaid,"Againstthe Negevof Judahand againstthe Negevof the Jerahmeelitesand againstthe Negevof the Kenites."
and to those whowere in Racal,and to those whowere in the citiesof the Jerahmeelites,and to those whowere in the citiesof the Kenites,