Albert Barnes Commentary


Albert Barnes Commentary
"And 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 (ASV)
Abel-maim, or Abel-beth-maachah (1 Kings 15:20), was one of the towns most exposed to attack when an invader entered Israel from the north and was taken from Pekah by Tiglath-pileser (2 Kings 15:29).
Store cities: See the note on 1 Kings 9:19.