653 B
653 B
They attacked it with the edge of the sword
AT: "They attacked the people of the city with their swords" or "They attacked it with weapons"
foothills
hills that are at the base of a mountain or mountain range
the name of Hebron was previously Kiriath Arba
This is background information. People who first read this book had probably heard of Kiriath Arba but did not know that it was the same as the city that they called Hebron. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background)
Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai
These are the names of three Canaanite leaders of Hebron. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)