And he went through all the tribes of Israel unto Abel, and to Bethmaachah, and all the Berites: and they were gathered together , and went also after him.
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Gill's Exposition
And he went through all the tribes of Israel,.... That is, Sheba the son of Bichri, last mentioned, Sa2 20:13, who passed through all the tribes of Israel to get as many to be of his party as he…
Barnes' Notes
Abel - More commonly called 2Sa 20:15 “Abel-Beth-maachah” to distinguish it from other places of the name of “Abel” (a grassy plain). It is represented by the modern Abil-el-Kamh, a Christian village…
Adam Clarke
Unto Abel - This is supposed to have been the capital of the district called Abilene in St. Luke's Gospel, Luk 3:1.
Beth-maachah - Is supposed to have been in the northern part of the Holy Land, on…
We have here the conclusion of Sheba's attempt.
I. The rebel, when he had rambled over all the tribes of Israel, and found them not so willing, upon second thoughts, to follow him, as they had been…
Sheba besieged in Abel-Beth-Maachah
14. And he went Joab marched rapidly northward, gathering forces as he went.
unto Abel, and to Beth-maachah Abel was apparently near Beth-Maachah, which is not…
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