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

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