³ Therefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent word ^(A)to Hoham king of Hebron and to Piram king of Jarmuth and to Japhia king of Lachish and to Debir king of Eglon, saying,

¹⁹ They conspired against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to ^(A)Lachish; but they sent after him to Lachish and killed him there.