Solomon built up Gezer, lower Beth Horon,

He made upper Beth Horon and lower Beth Horon fortified cities with walls and barred gates,

Jokmeam and its pasturelands, Beth Horon and its pasturelands,

Kibzaim, and Beth Horon, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities.

His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth Horon, as well as Uzzen Sheerah),

It then descended westward to Japhletite territory, as far as the territory of lower Beth Horon and Gezer, and ended at the sea.

The territory of the tribe of Ephraim by its clans included the following: The border of their assigned land to the east was Ataroth Addar as far as upper Beth Horon.

another band turned toward the road leading to Beth Horon; and yet another band turned toward the road leading to the border that overlooks the valley of Zeboim in the direction of the desert.

It then crossed from there to Luz, to the slope of Luz to the south (that is, Bethel), and descended to Ataroth Addar located on the hill that is south of lower Beth Horon.

The Lord routed them before Israel. Israel thoroughly defeated them at Gibeon. They chased them up the road to the pass of Beth Horon and struck them down all the way to Azekah and Makkedah.

Now the troops Amaziah had dismissed and had not allowed to fight in the battle raided the cities of Judah from Samaria to Beth Horon. They killed 3,000 people and carried off a large amount of plunder.

It then turned on the west side southward from the hill near Beth Horon on the south and extended to Kiriath Baal (that is, Kiriath Jearim), a city belonging to the tribe of Judah. This is the western border.

As they fled from Israel on the slope leading down from Beth Horon, the Lord threw down on them large hailstones from the sky, all the way to Azekah. They died – in fact, more died from the hailstones than the Israelites killed with the sword.

on Kiriathaim, Beth Gamul, and Beth Meon,

Beth Arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,

Janim, Beth Tappuah, Aphekah,

Halhul, Beth Zur, Gedor,

Beth Zur, Soco, Adullam,

Beth Peor, the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth Jeshimoth.

Hazar Gaddah, Heshbon, Beth Pelet,