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 ¹  of Judah. This is the western border. ² 

In the twelfth month (that is, the month of Adar), on its thirteenth day, the edict of the king and his law were to be executed. It was on this day that the enemies of the Jews had supposed that they would gain power over them. But contrary to expectations, the Jews gained power over their enemies.

His servants ¹  dug another well, but they quarreled over it too, so Isaac named it ²  Sitnah. ³ 

The poles are to be put ¹  into the rings so that the poles will be on two sides of the altar when carrying it. ² 

He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar, with which to carry it. He made the altar ¹  hollow, out of boards.

¹ The Israelites traveled on ²  and camped in the plains of Moab on the side of the Jordan River ³  across from Jericho. ⁴ 

So Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them in the plains of Moab, by the Jordan River ¹  across from Jericho. ²  They said,

They traveled from the mountains of Abarim and camped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan River ¹  across from Jericho. ² 

The two and a half tribes have received their inheritance on this side of the Jordan, east of Jericho, ¹  toward the sunrise.”

¹ Then the Lord spoke to Moses in the Moabite plains by the Jordan near Jericho. ²  He said:

These are the land assignments made by Moses ¹  on the plains of Moab east of the Jordan River opposite Jericho. ² 

Their border went up westward to Maralah and touched Dabbesheth and the valley near ¹  Jokneam.

The Philistines were standing on one hill, and the Israelites ¹  on another hill, with the valley between them.

Please stop wounding me! ¹  You have almost beaten me to death! ² 

By God’s power we will conquer; ¹  he will trample down ²  our enemies.

Certainly ¹  your angry judgment upon men will bring you praise; ²  you reveal your anger in full measure. ³ 

By God’s power we will conquer; ¹  he will trample down ²  our enemies.

Through patience ¹  a ruler can be persuaded, ²  and a soft tongue ³  can break a bone. ⁴ 

Armies ¹  will be suddenly ²  swept away in defeat ³  before him; both they and a covenant leader ⁴  will be destroyed. ⁵ 

Beware ¹  of people, because they will hand you over to councils ²  and flog ³  you in their synagogues. ⁴