the king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is beside Bethel, one;
A number of scholars refer to the Septuagint (LXX) in connection with this list, but we can see no reason for this.  "The Septuagint says, `twenty-nine kings,' and then sets down only twenty-eight, omitting the kings of Bethel, Lasharon, and Madon."[15]  It would be impossible to find a more interesting list of names in ancient Palestine than the one here.