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(NAS, NIV, RSV). (ay' behl-behth-may' uh cuh) See 2 Samuel 20:1-22 ). Ben-hadad, king of Syria, answered the call for help of Asa, king of Judah (913-873), and conquered Abel-beth-Maachah from Baasha, king of Israel (1 Kings 15:20 ). Tiglath-pileser, king of Assyria, captured the city from Pekah, king of Israel (2 Kings 15:29 ). Abel-beth-maachah is identified with the modern Abil el-Oamh, twelve miles north of Lake Huleh near Dan. Its name indicates it was once part of the city state of Maachah controlled by Arameans (2 Samuel 10:6 ).

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Abel-Beth-Maachah or Abel-Beth-Maacah'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/a/abel-beth-maachah-or-abel-beth-maacah.html. 1991.

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