10:3a

Therefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent word: The phrase sent word indicates that the king sent messengers to take his message to the other kings.

King Adoni-zedek of Jerusalem sent this message to… (NET Bible)
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Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem appealed to… (New International Version)
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King Adoni-zedek of Jerusalem sent messengers to… (New Living Translation (2004))

It may be more natural in some languages to put the title “King” before the names of each of the kings in this list.

10:3b

to Hoham king of Hebron: Hoham is the name of the king of Hebron. Hebron was a town in the hill country southwest of Jerusalem.

Piram king of Jarmuth: Piram is the name of the king of Jarmuth. Jarmuth was a town about 24 kilometers west of Bethlehem in the Elah Valley. It was southwest of Jerusalem.

10:3c

Japhia king of Lachish: Japhia is the name of the king of Lachish. Lachish was about 40 kilometers southwest of Jerusalem.

and Debir king of Eglon, saying: Debir is the name of the king of Eglon. Eglon was about 56 kilometers southwest of Jerusalem.

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