bet ma.a.khah identifies Abel of Beth-maacah as the place reached and besieged in the narrative.

The proper noun identifies Abel of Beth-maacah in the account of pursuit and siege: the place is reached in 2 Samuel 20:14 and is the city against which a siege mound is built in 2 Samuel 20:15.

1. Place named in pursuit and siege · dominant

   Both occurrences are tagged Noun · Proper and identify Abel of Beth-maacah. In 2 Samuel 20:14 the APB renders the movement as reaching “Abel of Beth-maacah”; in 2 Samuel 20:15 it renders the siege as taking place there, with a siege mound built against the city.

   2 Samuel 20:142 Samuel 20:15

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name as “Abel of Beth-maacah” in both verses. Its exact division between the elements of that place name cannot be isolated.