so that on you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Barachiah, ¹  whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.

Rehoboam appointed Abijah son of Maacah as the leader over his brothers, for he intended to name him his successor. ¹ 

Beth Nimrah, and Beth Haran as fortified cities, and constructed pens for their flocks.

Yiron, ¹  Migdal El, Horem, Beth Anath, and Beth Shemesh. In all they had ²  nineteen cities and their towns.

Hazar Gaddah, Heshbon, Beth Pelet,

These cities were ¹  in the desert: Beth Arabah, Middin, Secacah,

Ziklag, Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susah,

Jokmeam and its pasturelands, Beth Horon and its pasturelands,

By faith Abel offered God a greater sacrifice than Cain, and through his faith ¹  he was commended as righteous, because God commended him for his offerings. And through his faith ²  he still speaks, though he is dead.

When the Canaanites who lived in the land saw them mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, “This is a very sad occasion ¹  for the Egyptians.” That is why its name was called ²  Abel Mizraim, ³  which is beyond the Jordan.

The men of Naphtali did not conquer the people living in Beth Shemesh or Beth Anath. ¹  They live among the Canaanites residing in the land. The Canaanites ²  living in Beth Shemesh and Beth Anath were forced to do hard labor for them.

Eliphelet son of Ahasbai the Maacathite, Eliam son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,

He ruled for forty-one years in Jerusalem. ¹  His grandmother ²  was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.

Now Makir married a wife from the Huppites and Shuppites. ¹  (His sister’s name was Maacah.) Zelophehad was Manasseh’s second son; ²  he had only daughters.

Maacah, Makir’s wife, gave birth to a son, whom she named Peresh. His brother was Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rekem.

Three years later two of Shimei’s servants ran away to King Achish son of Maacah of Gath. Shimei was told, “Look, your servants are in Gath.”

Salma, the father of Bethlehem, Hareph, the father of Beth-Gader.

They hired 32,000 chariots, along with the king of Maacah and his army, who came and camped in front of Medeba. The Ammonites also assembled from their cities and marched out to do battle.

So we settled down in the valley opposite Beth Peor. ¹ 

Gederoth, Beth Dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah – a total of sixteen cities and their towns.