1 Kings 15:20

15:20 Ben Hadad accepted King Asa’s offer and ordered his army commanders to attack the cities of Israel. ¹  They conquered ²  Ijon, Dan, Abel Beth Maacah, and all the territory of Naphtali, including the region of Kinnereth. ³ 

1 Kings 15:2

15:2 He ruled for three years in Jerusalem. ⁴  His mother was Maacah, the daughter of Abishalom. ⁵ 

1 Kings 16:4

16:4 Dogs will eat the members of Baasha’s family ⁶  who die in the city, and the birds of the sky will eat the ones who die in the country.”

¹ tn Heb “and Ben Hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of the armies which belonged to him against the cities of Israel.”

² tn Heb “he struck down.”

³ tn Heb “and all Kinnereth together with all the land of Naphtali.”

⁴ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

⁵ sn Abishalom (also in v. 10) is a variant of the name Absalom (cf. 2 Chr 11:20). The more common form is used by TEV, NLT.

⁶ tn Heb “the ones belonging to Baasha.”