“... The list is divided into two parts. Following a summary of the Judean settlements, an overview of places where Benjaminites settled follows. The final verse about Judah’s Levites who joined Benjamin is, presumably, a later addition. The Judean occupation would extend to Ber Sheba. In Persian times, and still afterwards, the southern part of the land of Judah was in the possession of the Edomites and later the Idumeans. The list of settlements in 25-36 in the Septuagint is significantly shorter than in the Masoretic Text. Of the 32 places in the Masoretic Text, there are only six in the Septuagint. Usually, the Septuagint is seen as a shortened form of the text (Williamson). Fulton takes the view that the Masoretic Text is an extended version of the more original Septuagint that reflects the Hellenistic period. Her argument, however, does not convince. ...”