Abel-beth-maachah; Abel of Beth-maacha
Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(meadow of house of oppression). A town in N. Palestine, near Damascus, doubtless the same as attacked by Joab (2 Sam. 20:14-15); and attacked by Benhadad (1 Kings 15:20), and by Tiglath-pileser (2 Kings 15:29).
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 20:15 it is called “Abel of BETH-MAACHAH” and the wisdom of its rulers was said to be proverbial (2 Sam. 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 15:20), and subsequently by Tiglath-pileser (2 Kings 15:29), when its inhabitants were carried away captive to Assyria. It is called ABEL-MAIM in 2 Chron. 16:4. This has been identified with Abl, 33° 15' N, 35° 34' E.
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
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}