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Betah

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Named at 2 Samuel 8:8 as one of the cities of Hadadezer: “From Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took a great quantity of bronze.”

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  • 2SA 8:3–8, engwebp

    3David also struck Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his dominion at the River.

    4David took from him one thousand seven hundred horsemen and twenty thousand footmen. David hamstrung the chariot horses, but reserved enough of them for one hundred chariots.

    5When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck twenty two thousand men of the Syrians.

    6Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought tribute. The LORD gave victory to David wherever he went.

    7David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

    8From Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took a great quantity of bronze.

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Machine comparison on 2026-10-07: the wording raised none of the 3 rules against the passages this entry cites. No person has read it.

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Matched to OpenBible.info’s “Tibhath” by name and 1 shared verse. The leading identification is in the region between Baalbek and Kadesh (confidence 454 of 1000). The dataset gives no point for it, only the region, river or route it lies in or along, so no point is drawn for it. 1 other identification is listed too.

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From Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took a great quantity of bronze.

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Entry: Betah (place-betah)
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Current wording: Named at 2 Samuel 8:8 as one of the cities of Hadadezer: “From Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took a great quantity of bronze.”
Cited evidence: 2SA 8:3–8, engwebp
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