Ben Hadad listened to king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they struck Ijon, Dan, Abel Maim, and all the storage cities of Naphtali.
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Ben Hadad listened to king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they struck Ijon, Dan, Abel Maim, and all the storage cities of Naphtali.
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And Ben-hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel-maim, and all the store cities of Naphtali.
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And Ben-hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abelmaim, and all the store-cities of Naphtali.
Cross-references (10)
Passages linked to 2 Chronicles 16:4 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 14:14 When Abram heard that his relative was taken captive, he led out his three hundred eighteen trained men, born in his house, and pursued as far as Dan.
- Exodus 1:11 Therefore they set taskmasters over them to afflict them with their burdens. They built storage cities for Pharaoh: Pithom and Raamses.
- Judges 18:28-29 There was no deliverer, because it was far from Sidon, and they had no dealings with anyone else; and it was in the valley that lies by Beth Rehob. They built the city and lived in it. They called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born to Israel; however the name of the city used to be Laish.
- Judges 20:1 Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was assembled as one man, from Dan even to Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, to Yahweh at Mizpah.
- 1 Kings 9:19 all the storage cities that Solomon had, the cities for his chariots, the cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build for his pleasure in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.
- 1 Kings 15:20 Ben Hadad listened to king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel, and struck Ijon, and Dan, and Abel Beth Maacah, and all Chinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.
- 2 Chronicles 8:6 and Baalath, and all the storage cities that Solomon had, and all the cities for his chariots, the cities for his horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build for his pleasure in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.
- 2 Chronicles 17:12 Jehoshaphat grew great exceedingly; and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah.
- 1 Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some have been led astray from the faith in their greed, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
- 2 Peter 2:15 forsaking the right way, they went astray, having followed the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of wrongdoing;
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Abel-maim - or, “Abel-beth-maachah” 1Ki 15:20. It was one…
Abel-maim - or, “Abel-beth-maachah” 1Ki 15:20. It was one of the towns most exposed to attack when an invader entered Israel from the north, and was taken from Pekah by Tiglath-pileser 2Ki 15:29.
Store cities - See 1Ki 9:19 note.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Nephthali. This seem preferable to the Hebrew reading, 3…
Nephthali. This seem preferable to the Hebrew reading, 3 K. xv. 20. C. --- Prot. "all the store-cities." Sept. "all the environs." H. --- Arabic, "all the arsenals of the cities of Nephthali."
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain Ben-hadad . . . sent the captains of his…
Ben-hadad . . . sent the captains of his armies . . . and they smote . . . Abelmaim--"The meadow of waters," supposed to have been situated on the marshy plain near the uppermost lake of the Jordan. The other two towns were also in the northern district of Palestine. These unexpected hostilities of his Syrian ally interrupted Baasha's fortifications at Ramah, and his death, happening soon after, prevented his resuming them.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 4. and they smote] The places smitten were all…
4. and they smote] The places smitten were all in the extreme north of Israel.
Ijon] The city cannot be identified, but the name is preserved in Merj ‘Iyûn, a table-land north of the Jordan valley. Bädeker, pp. 296, 7.
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Abel-maim] In 1 Kin., “Abel-beth-maacah”; cp. 2Sa_20:14-15. No doubt the two names designate one place.
all the store cities] In 1 Kin., “all Cinneroth” (i.e. the district west of the Sea of Galilee). As this was a very fruitful district, the “store cities,” of the Chronicler may be only another name for it.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (4) Abel-maim.—Kings, “Abel - beth - maachah” (comp. 2Sa_20:14-15,…
(4) Abel-maim.—Kings, “Abel - beth - maachah” (comp. 2Sa_20:14-15, and 2Ki_15:29). This city is nowhere else called Abel-maim, which is, per haps, an early mistake. The Syriac reads Abel-beth- maachah.
And all the store-cities (miskĕnôth, 2Ch_8:4).—Literally, And all the stores (magazines) of the cities of Naphtali. Kings: “And all Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.” Cinneroth is mentioned (Jos_19:35) as a town of Naphtali, and the Sea of Galilee was called the Sea of Cinneroth (Jos_12:3). Probably the fertile district west of the lake was also called Cinneroth, and this was the country which Benhadad’s army laid waste. The present reading of Chronicles may be either a mere textual corruption, or a paraphrase of that of Kings. Some critics assume its originality, which is less likely. We prefer to regard it as a paraphrase or explanation.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Benhadad was apparently not very long in making up…
Benhadad was apparently not very long in making up either his mind or his method. The bribe that tempted him, drawn from "the treasures" described, well replenished 2Ch_15:18; and parallel, (1Ki_15:15) was probably large. His method was to create a diversion in favour of his new ally, by "smiting" certain picked and highly important cities of Israel, mostly in northern Galilee, by name "Ijon, Dan, Abel-maim, and all the store-cities of Naphtalli." Ijon. In Naphtali, mentioned only now, in the parallel, and when a second time taken (2Ki_15:29) by Tiglath-Pileser. Dan. The colonizing of this city is given in Jud_1:18:1, 2, 29-31; it was originally called Laish, and became the northern landmark of the whole country, as in the expression, "from Dan even to Beersheba". (Jud 17:2-9 20:1) Abel-maim. This place was situate at the foot of the Lebanon; in the parallel (1Ki_15:20) it is called Abel-beth-maachah. It is again mentioned as attacked by Tiglath-Pileser, who wrested it from Pekah. (2Ki_15:29) In. 2Sa_20:18, 2Sa_20:14, 15 it is called Abel by itself, but in the last two of these verses Beth-maachah is mentioned in close connection with it. After this name the parallel gives also "all Cinneroth" (Septuagint, "all the land of Cinnereth") The name is the original of the New Testament Gennesaret . It was a city (Jos_19:35) that gave its name to the sea and western region of the lake, sometimes called so (Num_34:11; Jos_11:2 Jos_12:3) If there were a little more external evidence of it, we should incline to the opinion of Movers, that the "all Cinneroth" of the parallel is the twOnKsMiAlK; (all the store-cities") of our present verse. But at present we may take it that the two records supplement one another. All the store-cities of Naphtali see 2Ch_32:28 2Ch_8:6 and its parallel. (1Ki_9:19)
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 sent the commanders of his armies against the cities
sent the commanders of his armies against the cities
Here Asa's armies are represented by their commanders. AT: "sent his armies to attack the cities" (See: Synecdoche)
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Ijon, Dan, Abel Maim
These are the names of cities in Israel. (See: How to Translate Names)
It came about that
This phrase is used here to mark an important event in the story. If your language has a way for doing this, you could consider using it here.
he stopped building up Ramah, and let his work cease
Here Asa represents himself and his army. "his work" refers to other work that his workers were doing in Ramah. AT: "he commanded his army to stop fortifying Ramah and doing other work there" (See: Synecdoche and Ellipsis)
took all Judah
This refers to all the men who live in Judah. AT: "took all the men of Judah" (See: Metonymy)
timbers
Timbers are large pieces of wood used to build houses or walls.
Baasha had been
Here "Baasha" refers to his workers. AT: "Baasha's workers had been" (See: Metonymy)
building up ... to build up
"fortifying ... to fortify"
Then King Asa used
Here "King Asa" represents his workers. AT: "Then King Asa had his workers use" (See: Metonymy)
Geba
This is the name of a city. (See: How to Translate Names)
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commander
Dan
Naphtali
Ramah
works
Mizpah
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 16:4 King Ben-hadad of Aram (16:2) broke his treaty…
16:4 King Ben-hadad of Aram (16:2) broke his treaty with Baasha and attacked northern Israel, capturing all the land of Naphtali; this area included all of Galilee and nearly all of the country north of the Jezreel Valley and east of the Sea of Galilee. • Ijon was a large village in the southern Beqa‘ Valley, on the southern border of modern-day Lebanon. This town is usually listed with Dan (Laish), Abel-beth-maacah, and Hazor in northern Israel. Abel-beth-maacah was near a major waterfall of the Jordan River tributaries, at the juncture of the Hula Valley and the Beqa‘ Valley in Lebanon.
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