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Beth-maachah

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(2 Sam. 20:14-15¹⁴And he went through all the tribes of Israel unto Abel, and to Beth-maachah, and all the Berites: and they were gathered together, and went also after him. ¹⁵And 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 20:14‑15)). Same as Abel, Abel-maim, and Abel-beth-maachah.

Concise Bible Dictionary:

2 Samuel 20:14-15¹⁴And he went through all the tribes of Israel unto Abel, and to Beth-maachah, and all the Berites: and they were gathered together, and went also after him. ¹⁵And 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 20:14‑15). See ABEL-BETH-MAACHAH.

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

1038 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Beyth

Phonic:

Ma`akah

Meaning:

from 1004 and 4601; house of Maakah; Beth-Maakah, a place in Palestine

KJV Usage:

Beth-maachah

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

house of oppression

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

House of attrition:―a place in Palestine, 2 Sam. 20:14. {Domicilium attritionis}