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1 Kings 15:20

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So Benhadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of the hosts which he had against the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abelbethmaachah, and all Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.

So Benhadad {H1130} hearkened {H8085} unto king {H4428} Asa {H609}, and sent {H7971} the captains {H8269} of the hosts {H2428} which he had against the cities {H5892} of Israel {H3478}, and smote {H5221} Ijon {H5859}, and Dan {H1835}, and Abelbethmaachah {H62}, and all Cinneroth {H3672}, with all the land {H776} of Naphtali {H5321}.

Ben-Hadad did as King Asa asked - he sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Isra'el, attacking 'Iyon, Dan, Avel-Beit-Ma'akhah, all of Kinn'rot and all the land of Naftali.

And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, conquering Ijon, Dan, Abel-beth-maacah, and the whole land of Naphtali, including the region of Chinnereth.

And Ben-hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel-beth-maacah, and all Chinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.

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Cross-References

  • 2 Kings 15:29 (7 votes)

    In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abelbethmaachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria.

  • Judges 18:29 (5 votes)

    And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born unto Israel: howbeit the name of the city [was] Laish at the first.

  • Joshua 11:2 (4 votes)

    And to the kings that [were] on the north of the mountains, and of the plains south of Chinneroth, and in the valley, and in the borders of Dor on the west,

  • 1 Kings 12:29 (3 votes)

    And he set the one in Bethel, and the other put he in Dan.

  • 2 Samuel 20:14 (3 votes)

    ¶ And he went through all the tribes of Israel unto Abel, and to Bethmaachah, and all the Berites: and they were gathered together, and went also after him.

  • 2 Samuel 20:15 (3 votes)

    And they came and besieged him in Abel of Bethmaachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the people that [were] with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.

  • Joshua 12:3 (3 votes)

    And from the plain to the sea of Chinneroth on the east, and unto the sea of the plain, [even] the salt sea on the east, the way to Bethjeshimoth; and from the south, under Ashdothpisgah: