Abel-beth-maachah; Abel of Beth-maacha

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

Concise Bible Dictionary:

A city of importance in the extreme North of Palestine in the lot of Naphtali or Manasseh: it is mentioned with Ijon and Daniel. In 2 Samuel 20:1515And they came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-maachah, 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. (2 Samuel 20:15) it is called “Abel of BETH-MAACHAH” and the wisdom of its rulers was said to be proverbial (2 Sam. 20:1818Then she spake, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter. (2 Samuel 20:18)). It was here that Sheba took shelter from Joab, but was put to death by the inhabitants. It was taken with other cities by Benhadad (1 Kings 15:2020So Ben-hadad 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 Abel-beth-maachah, and all Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali. (1 Kings 15:20)), and subsequently by Tiglath-pileser (2 Kings 15:2929In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abel-beth-maachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria. (2 Kings 15:29)), when its inhabitants were carried away captive to Assyria. It is called ABEL-MAIM in 2 Chron. 16:44And Ben-hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel-maim, and all the store cities of Naphtali. (2 Chronicles 16:4). This has been identified with Abl, 33° 15' N, 35° 34' E.

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:
62 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)
Transliteration:
’Abel
Phonic:
Beyth-Ma`akah
Meaning:
from 58 and 1004 and 4601; meadow of Beth-Maakah; Abel of Beth-maakah, a place in Palestine
KJV Usage:
Abel-beth-maachah, Abel of Beth-maachah,

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

mourning (or "meadow") of the house of oppression

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Place near the house of Maacha; depression; oppression:― a place in Palestine [MAACHAH], 1 Kings 15:20. {Locus prope Bethmaacham}