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2 Samuel 20:14

AbelBeth-maacah

12 But Amasa wallowed in his blood in the middle of the road, and when the man saw that all the troops were stopping there, he dragged the body off the road into a field and threw a garment over it.

13 As soon as Amasa’s body was removed from the road, all the men went on with Joab to pursue Sheba son of Bichri.

Sheba passed through all the tribes of Israel to Abel-beth-maacah and through the entire region of the Berites, who gathered together and followed him.

15 And Joab’s troops came and besieged Sheba in Abel-beth-maacah and built a siege ramp against the outer rampart of the city. As all the troops with Joab were battering the wall to topple it,

16 a wise woman called out from the city, “Listen! Listen! Please tell Joab to come here so that I may speak with him.”

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BSB
Sheba passed through all the tribes of Israel to Abel-beth-maacah and through the entire region of the Berites, who gathered together and followed him.
KJV
And he went through all the tribes of Israel unto Abel, and to Beth-maachah, and all the Berites: and they were gathered together, and went also after him.
WEB
He went through all the tribes of Israel to Abel, to Beth Maacah, and all the Berites. They were gathered together, and went also after him.
ASV
And he went through all the tribes of Israel unto Abel, and to Beth-maacah, and all the Berites: and they were gathered together, and went also after him.
DARBY
who went through all the tribes of Israel to Abel, and to Beth-Maacah, and all the Berim; and they gathered together, and went also after him.
BLB
And he went through all the tribes of Israel to Abel-Beth-maacah, and all the Berites. And they were gathered together and went also after him.
ÅB
Han dro fram gjennom alle Israels stammer til Abel og Bet-Ma'aka og hele Berim; og de samlet seg og fulgte også etter ham.
OTB
Nå dro han gjennom alle Israels stammer til Abel, til og med Bet-Maaka, og alle bikritene samlet seg og fulgte også etter ham.
B1930
Han drog frem gjennem alle Israels stammer til Abel og Bet-Ma'aka og hele Berim; og de samlet sig og fulgte også efter ham.

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  • 2 Kings 15:29

    In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali, and he took the people as captives to Assyria.

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  • Joshua 18:25

    Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth,

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  • 1 Kings 15:20

    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.

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  • 2 Chronicles 16:4

    And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, conquering Ijon, Dan, Abel-maim, and all the store cities of Naphtali.

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  • Numbers 21:16

    From there they went on to Beer, the well where the LORD said to Moses, “Gather the people so that I may give them water.”

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