He struck them down and defeated them. Then he went down and lived for a time in the cave in the cliff of Etam.

Three thousand men of Judah went down to the cave in the cliff of Etam and said to Samson, "Do you not know that the Philistines rule over us? Why have you done this to us?" He said to them, "I have only done to them what they have done to me."

These were the sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. Their sister was Hazzelelponi.

Their settlements also included Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan -- five towns.

Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,