Bealoth in Aloth

“Bealoth” From Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(mistresses). A town of south Judah (Josh. 15:24).

“Aloth” From Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

Solomon’s ninth commissary district (1 Kings 4:16).

“Bealoth” From Concise Bible Dictionary:

City in the south of Judah (Josh. 15:24).

“Aloth” From Concise Bible Dictionary:

Place or district of Asher; perhaps the same as some unknown place called “Baaloth,” which the LXX reads here, and the Vulgate. “Baloth” (1 Kings 4:16). The AV (KJV) treats the B as a prefix, the RV has “Bealoth.”

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Transliteration:
B`alowth
Phonic:
beh-aw-loth’
Meaning:
plural of 1172; mistresses; Bealoth, a place in Palestine
KJV Usage:
Bealoth, in Aloth (by mistake for a plural from 5927 with prepositional prefix)

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Possessed; mistresses:―a town in extreme S. of Judah [ALOTH], Josh. 15:24. {Possessus}