SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Kings 15:20

15:20a And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa

King Ben-Hadad listened to King Asa ⌊and agreed to do this⌋.
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So King Ben-Hadad did what King Asa had asked.

15:20b and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel,

He sent his army commanders to attack the towns in Israel.
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He sent his military leaders ⌊and their men⌋ to attack ⌊several/various⌋ towns in Israel.

15:20c conquering Ijon, Dan, Abel-beth-maacah, and the whole land of Naphtali, including the region of Chinnereth.

They captured Ijon, Dan, Abel Beth Maakah and all Kinnereth in addition to Naphtali.
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They defeated/overcame ⌊the towns of⌋ Ijon, Dan, and Abel Beth Maakah, the area near Lake Galilee, and ⌊the territory of the tribe of⌋ Naphtali.

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