Study it in the app“Ben-hadad listened to King Asa, and sent the commanders of the troops that he had against the cities of Israel, and struck Ijon and Dan and Abel-beth-maacah and all Chinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.”
Ben-hadadבֶּן הֲדַדlistenedוַיִּשְׁמַעtoאֶלKingהַמֶּלֶךְAsa,אָסָאand sentוַיִּשְׁלַחthe commandersשָׂרֵיof the troopsהַחֲיָלִיםthatאֲשֶׁרhe hadלוֹagainstעַלthe citiesעָרֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלand struckוַיַּךְIjonעִיּוֹןandוְאֶתDanדָּןandוְאֵתAbel-beth-maacahאָבֵל בֵּית מַעֲכָהandוְאֵתallכָּלChinneroth,כִּנְרוֹתwithעַלallכָּלthe landאֶרֶץof Naphtali.נַפְתָּלִי
Ben-hadad
Ben-hadad: a name meaning "son of Hadad" (Hadad was the storm god of the Arameans). It was borne by several kings of Aram who reigned in Damascus, among them the one who made a pact with Asa and the one who fought against Ahab.
Where else “ben” appearslisten
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “yishma” appearsking
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearsAsa
Asa: a name of uncertain meaning. It is the king of Judah, son of Abijam, who reigned forty-one years and did what was right in the eyes of YHWH (1 Kings 15:9-24); a Levite also bears the name (1 Chronicles 9:16).
Where else “asa” appearssend
To send someone or something.
Where else “yishlach” appearschief
Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.
Where else “sare” appearsarmy
A body of soldiers, a king's armed force.
Where else “chayalim” appearscity
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “are” appearsIsrael
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appearsdefeat
To attack and beat in battle.
Where else “yach” appearsIjon
Ijon: a city in the north of Israel, in the territory of Naphtali; the name means "ruin." It was struck by Ben-hadad (1 Kings 15:20) and later by Assyria (2 Kings 15:29).
Where else “iyon” appearsDan
See it on the mapWhere else “dan” appearsAbel-beth-maacah
Abel-beth-maacah: a city in the far north of Israel, near Dan; the name means "meadow of the house of Maacah." Sheba took refuge there (2 Samuel 20:14-15), and Ben-hadad struck it (1 Kings 15:20).
Where else “avel” appearsChinnereth
Chinnereth, a lake in the north of Israel, later called the Sea of Galilee; also a city on its shore.
Where else “kinrot” appearsland
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appearsNaphtali
Naphtali, a son of Jacob and Bilhah; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name sounds like "wrestle".
Where else “naftali” appearsOther books that tell the same thing or quote these words.
Asa and Baasha
1 Kings 15:16-22
16And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days. 17Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and built Ramah, so as not to let anyone go out or come in to Asa king of Judah. 18Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasuries of the house of YHWH and the treasuries of the house of the king, and gave them into the hand of his servants; and King Asa sent them to Ben-hadad son of Tabrimmon, son of Hezion, king of Aram, who lived in Damascus, saying, 19“Let there be a covenant between me and you, as between my father and your father. Look, I have sent you a bribe of silver and gold; go, break your covenant with Baasha king of Israel, so that he will withdraw from me.” 20Ben-hadad listened to King Asa, and sent the commanders of the troops that he had against the cities of Israel, and struck Ijon and Dan and Abel-beth-maacah and all Chinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali. 21And it happened when Baasha heard it that he stopped building Ramah, and lived in Tirzah. 22Then King Asa summoned all Judah, none exempt, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and its timber, with which Baasha had been building; and King Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin and Mizpah.
1In year thirty-six of the reign of Asa, Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and built Ramah, so as not to let anyone go out or come in to Asa king of Judah. 2Asa brought out silver and gold from the treasuries of the house of YHWH and of the house of the king, and sent to Ben-hadad king of Aram, who lived in Damascus, saying, 3“Let there be a covenant between me and you, as between my father and your father. Look, I have sent you silver and gold; go, break your covenant with Baasha king of Israel, so that he will withdraw from me.” 4Ben-hadad listened to King Asa, and sent the commanders of the forces that he had against the cities of Israel, and they struck Ijon and Dan and Abel-maim and all the storehouses of the cities of Naphtali. 5And it happened when Baasha heard it that he stopped building Ramah and halted his work. 6And Asa the king took all Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and its timber, with which Baasha had been building; and he built with them Geba and Mizpah.
Dan
Today: Tel Dan nature reserve, northern Israel
A city at the far north of Israel, at the foot of Mount Hermon.
The tribe of Dan took the city and gave it their name (Judg 18:29). Jeroboam set up a golden calf there (1 Kgs 12:29).
19“Let there be a covenant between me and you, as between my father and your father. Look, I have sent you a bribe of silver and gold; go, break your covenant with Baasha king of Israel, so that he will withdraw from me.”
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21And it happened when Baasha heard it that he stopped building Ramah, and lived in Tirzah.
