SEV Biblia, Chapter 15:20
Y Ben-adad consintió con el rey Asa, y envió los príncipes de los ejércitos que tenía contra las ciudades de Israel, e hirió a Ijón, y a Dan, y a Abel-bet-maaca, y a toda Cineret, con toda la tierra de Neftalí.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 15:20
Verse 20. Ijon, and Dan, &c.] He appears to have attacked and taken those towns which constituted the principal strength of the kingdom of Israel.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 20. So Benhadad hearkened unto King Asa, and sent the captains of the hosts which he had against the cities of Israel , etc.] He broke off his alliance with the king of Israel; and as he had a standing army, with proper officers, he sent them directly to take the cities of Israel: and he smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abelbethmaachah, and all Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali ; places which lay on the northern part of Israel, the nearest to Syria. Ijon some place in the tribe of Naphtali, others in Asher; it seems to be on the extreme border of the land northward, as Dan also was; hence the phrase from Dan to Beersheba, i.e. from north to south. Abelbethmaachah is the same with Abelmaim, ( 2 Chronicles 16:4) which perhaps is the same with that Abela, placed by Jerome f346 between Damascus and Paneas, supposed to be the Enhydra of Pliny f347 . Cinneroth is the same with Gennesaret, a fruitful country in Galilee, from which is a sea or lake of that name, mentioned in the New Testament, and was in the tribe of Naphtali, the land of which was seized upon at this time.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 9-24 - Asa did what was right in the eyes of the Lord. That is right indee which is so in God's eyes. Asa's times were times of reformation. He removed that which was evil; there reformation begins, and a great dea he found to do. When Asa found idolatry in the court, he rooted it ou thence. Reformation must begin at home. Asa honours and respects his mother; he loves her well, but he loves God better. Those that have power are happy when thus they have hearts to use it well. We must no only cease to do evil, but learn to do well; not only cast away the idols of our iniquity, but dedicate ourselves and our all to God' honour and glory. Asa was cordially devoted to the service of God, his sins not arising from presumption. But his league with Benhadad aros from unbelief. Even true believers find it hard, in times of urgen danger, to trust in the Lord with all their heart. Unbelief makes wa for carnal policy, and thus for one sin after another. Unbelief ha often led Christians to call in the help of the Lord's enemies in their contests with their brethren; and some who once shone brightly, have thus been covered with a dark cloud towards the end of their days.
Original Hebrew
וישׁמע 8085 בן הדד 1130 אל 413 המלך 4428 אסא 609 וישׁלח 7971 את 853 שׂרי 8269 החילים 2428 אשׁר 834 לו על 5921 ערי 5892 ישׂראל 3478 ויך 5221 את 853 עיון 5859 ואת 853 דן 1835 ואת 853 אבל בית מעכה 62 ואת 853 כל 3605 כנרות 3672 על 5921 כל 3605 ארץ 776 נפתלי׃ 5321
