When Joab’s forces arrived, they attacked Abel beth maacah. They built a siege ramp against the town’s fortifications and began battering down the wall.

约押和跟随的人到了伯玛迦的亚比拉，围困示巴，就对着城筑垒；跟随约押的众民用锤撞城，要使城塌陷。

跟随约押的众百姓到了伯‧玛迦的亚比拉，围困示巴，对着城建土堆，与城郭相对。他们猛撞城墙，要使城倒塌。

跟随约押的众百姓到了伯‧玛迦的亚比拉，围困示巴，对着城建土堆，与城郭相对。他们猛撞城墙，要使城倒塌。

约押率大军来到伯·玛迦，把示巴围困在亚比拉城内，他们修筑攻城的高台，撞击城墙。

所有跟随约押的人都来了，把示巴围困在伯‧玛迦的亚比拉。他们对着城筑起攻城的土垒，高度与城的外墙一样。他们撞击城墙，要把城墙撞倒。

約押和跟隨的人到了伯‧瑪迦的亞比拉，圍困示巴，就對着城築壘；跟隨約押的眾民用錘撞城，要使城塌陷。

跟隨約押的眾百姓到了伯‧瑪迦的亞比拉，圍困示巴，對着城建土堆，與城郭相對。他們猛撞城牆，要使城倒塌。

跟隨約押的眾百姓到了伯‧瑪迦的亞比拉，圍困示巴，對着城建土堆，與城郭相對。他們猛撞城牆，要使城倒塌。

約押率大軍來到伯·瑪迦，把示巴圍困在亞比拉城內，他們修築攻城的高臺，撞擊城牆。

所有跟隨約押的人都來了，把示巴圍困在伯‧瑪迦的亞比拉。他們對著城築起攻城的土壘，高度與城的外牆一樣。他們撞擊城牆，要把城牆撞倒。

約押和跟隨的人來到，將示巴圍困在亞比拉伯瑪迦，對那城倒起土堆來；土堆跟外郭並立着；跟着約押的眾民都用錘撞擊、要使內城牆倒塌下來。

追趕的人來到了，把他圍困在亞貝勒-伯瑪迦。他們對著城築起攻城的土壘，與城垣相對。當跟隨約押的全軍正撞擊城牆要使它倒塌時，

遂至、圍示巴於伯瑪迦之亞比拉、附城築壘、陷其牆垣、欲傾圮之、

約押之軍至伯馬迦之亞伯、環攻其邑、築土為壘、逼近城壕、欲擊垣墻、而傾圮之。

約押及從者至伯瑪迦之亞比拉、將示巴困於城中、在城之四圍築壘、使城困於其中、使城困於其中或作壘近城濠從約押之軍眾、攻擊城垣、欲傾圮之、

All the troops with Joab came and besieged Sheba in Abel Beth Maakah. They built a siege ramp up to the city, and it stood against the outer fortifications. While they were battering the wall to bring it down,

Joab and all his troops came to Abel Beth Maakah. They surrounded it because Sheba was there. They built a ramp up to the city. It stood against the outer wall. They pounded the wall with huge logs to bring it down.

And all the men who were with Joab came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-maacah. They cast up a mound against the city, and it stood against the rampart, and they were battering the wall to throw it down.

Joab’s troops came and besieged Sheba in Abel of Beth-maacah. They built a siege ramp against the outer wall of the city. While all the troops with Joab were battering the wall to make it collapse,

And they came and besieged him in Abel Beth maacah, and they built up an assault ramp against the city, and it stood against the outer rampart; and all the people who were with Joab were wreaking destruction in order to topple the wall.

Then they came and besieged him in Abel of Beth Maachah; and they cast up a siege mound against the city, and it stood by the rampart. And all the people who were with Joab battered the wall to throw it down.

And they came and besieged him in Abel of Beth- maacah, and they cast up a mound against the city, and it stood against the rampart; and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.

Joab’s troops came and besieged Sheba in Abel of Beth-maacah. They built an assault ramp against the outer wall of the city. While all the troops with Joab were battering the wall to make it collapse,

And they came and besieged him in Abel of Bethmaachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the people that[ were] with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.

So Joab’s men came and laid siege against him in Abel of Beth Maacah. They prepared a siege ramp outside the city which stood against its outer rampart. As all of Joab’s soldiers were trying to break through the wall so that it would collapse,

They came and besieged him in Abel of Beth Maacah, and they cast up a mound against the city, and it stood against the rampart; and all the people who were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.

“ And this is what the Lord says about the king of Assyria:“ His armies will not enter Jerusalem. They will not even shoot an arrow at it. They will not march outside its gates with their shields nor build banks of earth against its walls.

“ See how the siege ramps have been built against the city walls! Through war, famine, and disease, the city will be handed over to the Babylonians, who will conquer it. Everything has happened just as you said.

Show the city under siege. Build a wall around it so no one can escape. Set up the enemy camp, and surround the city with siege ramps and battering rams.

This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says:“ Cut down the trees for battering rams. Build siege ramps against the walls of Jerusalem. This is the city to be punished, for she is wicked through and through.

“ And this is what the Lord says about the king of Assyria:“‘ His armies will not enter Jerusalem. They will not even shoot an arrow at it. They will not march outside its gates with their shields nor build banks of earth against its walls.

Before long your enemies will build ramparts against your walls and encircle you and close in on you from every side.

During Pekah’s reign, King Tiglath pileser of Assyria attacked Israel again, and he captured the towns of Ijon, Abel beth maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, and Hazor. He also conquered the regions of Gilead, Galilee, and all of Naphtali, and he took the people to Assyria as captives.

For this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: You have torn down the houses of this city and even the king’s palace to get materials to strengthen the walls against the siege ramps and swords of the enemy.

Ben hadad agreed to King Asa’s request and sent the commanders of his army to attack the towns of Israel. They conquered the towns of Ijon, Dan, Abel beth maacah, and all Kinnereth, and all the land of Naphtali.