He built up the city around it, from the terrace to the surrounding walls; Joab restored the rest of the city.

Their settlements also included Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan – five towns.

Segub was the father of Jair, who owned twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.

Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susim, Beth Biri, and Shaaraim. These were their towns until the reign of David.

They also lived in all the settlements that surrounded these towns as far as Baal. These were their settlements; they kept genealogical records.

(But the city’s land and nearby towns were allotted to Caleb son of Jephunneh.)

So the Israelites gave to the Levites these cities and their pasturelands.

The clans of Kohath’s descendants also received territory within the tribe of Ephraim.

The first to resettle on their property and in their cities were some Israelites, priests, Levites, and temple servants.

David lived in the fortress; for this reason it is called the City of David.

David constructed buildings in the City of David; he then prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.

The Ammonites marched out and were deployed for battle at the entrance to the city, while the kings who had come were by themselves in the field.

Be strong! Let’s fight bravely for the sake of our people and the cities of our God! The Lord will do what he decides is best!”

Within the territory of the tribe of Benjamin they were allotted Geba and its pasturelands, Alemeth and its pasturelands, and Anathoth and its pasturelands. Their clans were allotted thirteen cities in all.

These were the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king ruled over the Israelites: Bela son of Beor; the name of his city was Dinhabah.

When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad succeeded him. He struck down the Midianites in the plains of Moab; the name of his city was Avith.

When Baal-Hanan died, Hadad succeeded him; the name of his city was Pai. His wife was Mehetabel, daughter of Matred, daughter of Me-Zahab.

The rest of Kohath’s descendants were allotted ten cities in the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh.

The clans of Gershom’s descendants received thirteen cities within the territory of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Manasseh (in Bashan).

The clans of Merari’s descendants were allotted twelve cities within the territory of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.