1 Samuel 13:18
Good News Translation
another went toward Beth Horon, and the other one went to the border overlooking Zeboim Valley and the wilderness.

New Revised Standard Version
another company turned toward Beth-horon, and another company turned toward the mountain that looks down upon the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.

Contemporary English Version
Another patrol would go west along the road to Beth-Horon. A third patrol would go east toward the desert on the road to the ridge that overlooks Zeboim Valley.

New American Bible
another turned in the direction of Beth-horon; and the third took the road for Geba that overlooks the Valley of the Hyenas toward the desert.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And another went by the way of Bethoron, and the third turned to the way of the border, above the valley of Seboim towards the desert.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And another went by the way of Bethoron, and the third turned to the way of the border, above the valley of Seboim towards the desert.

Beth-horon

Joshua 10:11 And when they were fleeing from the children of Israel, and were in the descent of Bethoron, the Lord cast down upon them great stones from heaven, as far as Azeca: and many more were killed with the hailstones, than were slain by the swords of the children of Israel,

Joshua 16:3,5 And goeth down westward, by the border of Jephleti, unto the borders of Beth-horon the nether, and to Gazer: and the countries of it are ended by the great sea: . . .

Joshua 18:13,14 And passing along southward by Luza, the same is Bethel, and it goeth down into Ataroth-addar to the mountain, that is on the south of the nether Beth-horon. . . .

1 Chronicles 6:68 Jecmaan also with its suburbs, and Beth-horon in like manner,

2 Chronicles 8:5 And he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the nether, walled cities with gates and bars and locks.

Zeboim

Genesis 14:2 Made war against Bara, king of Sodom, and against Bersa, king of Gomorrha, and against Sennaab, king of Adama, and against Semeber, king of Seboim, and against the king of Bala, which is Segor.

Nehemiah 11:34 Hadid, Seboim, and Neballat, Lod,

Hosea 11:8 How shall I deal with thee, O Ephraim, shall I protect thee, O Israel? how shall I make thee as Adama, shall I set thee as Seboim? my heart is turned within me, my repentance is stirred up.

Context
Israel Without Weapons
17And there went out of the camp of the Philistines three companies to plunder. One company went towards the way of Ephra to the land of Sual; 18And another went by the way of Bethoron, and the third turned to the way of the border, above the valley of Seboim towards the desert.19Now there was no smith to be found in all the land of Israel, for the Philistines had taken this precaution, lest the Hebrews should make them swords or spears.…
Cross References
Joshua 16:3
And goeth down westward, by the border of Jephleti, unto the borders of Beth-horon the nether, and to Gazer: and the countries of it are ended by the great sea:

Joshua 18:13
And passing along southward by Luza, the same is Bethel, and it goeth down into Ataroth-addar to the mountain, that is on the south of the nether Beth-horon.

Joshua 18:14
And it bendeth thence going round towards the sea, south of the mountain that looketh towards Beth-horon to the southwest: and the outgoings thereof are into Cariathbaal, which is called also Cariathiarim, a city of the children of Juda This is their coast towards the sea, westward.

1 Samuel 14:15
And there was a miracle in the camp, in the fields: and all the people of their garrison, who had gone out to plunder, were amazed, and the earth trembled: and it happened as a miracle from God.

Nehemiah 11:34
Hadid, Seboim, and Neballat, Lod,

1 Samuel 13:17
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