Discovery Box2 Chronicles 17:12
Context17:12 Jehoshaphat’s power kept increasing. He built fortresses and storage cities throughout Judah.
2 Chronicles 16:4
Context16:4 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 Maim, 3 and all the storage cities of Naphtali.
[16:4] 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.”
[16:4] 2 tn Heb “They struck down.”
[16:4] 3 sn In the parallel passage in 1 Kgs 15:20, this city’s name appears as Abel Beth Maacah. These appear to be variant names for the same place.
