Abel-Beth-Maachah
People's Dictionary of the Bible [1]
Abel-beth-Maachah. (â'bĕl-bĕth-mâ'a-kah), meadow of the house of oppression, 2 Kings 15:29, a town in the north of Palestine near Cæsarea-Philippi. It was at tacked by Joab, 2 Samuel 20:14-15 : by Ben-hadad, 1 Kings 15:20; and by Tiglath-Pileser, 2 Kings 15:29.
Smith's Bible Dictionary [2]
A'bel-beth-ma'achah. (meadow of the house of oppression). A town of some importance, 2 Samuel 20:15, in the extreme north of Palestine, which fell an early prey to the invading kings of Syria, 1 Kings 15:20, and Assyria. 2 Kings 15:29.
Easton's Bible Dictionary [3]
2 Samuel 20:192 Samuel 20:141 Kings 15:202 Kings 15:292 Chronicles 16:4
Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary [4]
We meet with this name, 2 Samuel 20:15. And as Abel means vanity, mourning, and emptiness; so Beth, an house: and therefore the whole taken together implies; vanity or mourning to the house of Maachah.
