II Ki 20:14 • Now he had passed through all the tribes of Israel unto Abela and Bethmaacha: and all the chosen men were gathered together unto him.

II Ki 20:15 • And they came, and besieged him in Abela, and in Bethmaacha, and they cast up works round the city, and the city was besieged: and all the people that were with Joab, laboured to throw down the walls.

II Ki 20:18 • And she again said: A saying was used in the old proverb: They that inquire, let them inquire in Abela: and so they made an end.