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Ben-hadad listened to king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel, and struck Ijon, and Dan, and Abel-beth-maacah, and all Chinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.
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A Strategic Northern Attack
Commentators explain that Ben-hadad's attack was a calculated military strike. He targeted the northernmost cities of Israel in the territory of Naphtali, including well-known places like Dan and the region of Cinneroth (later Gennesaret). This area was strategically important as it was the most vulnerable approach for an invasion from Syria.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Ijon is probably marked by the ruins called “Tel-Dibbin,” which are situated a few miles northwest of the site of Dan, in a fertile and beautiful l…
19th Century
Anglican
Smote. —The portion struck now, as also later in the Assyrian invasion (2 Kings 15:29), is the mountain country near t…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
So Benhadad listened to King Asa, and sent the captains of the hosts which he had against the cities of …
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