Place Old Testament
Betah
Also known as Betah =ESV, KJV; [ ] =NIV
Betah was a city from which David took a large amount of bronze after defeating Hadadezer, king of Zobah. (2Sa.8.8) Mentioned once in Scripture, at 2 Samuel 8:8.
Why it matters. City from which David took bronze after defeating Hadadezer.
- Primary passages
- Location
- 33.931, 36.152 (approximate, within about 2 km)
Coordinates from STEPBible TIPNR (palopenmaps.org link). Approximate; not independently verified.
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Betah
Betah is mentioned only once in the Bible, in 2Sa.8.8, as one of the cities from which King David took a large amount of bronze after defeating Hadadezer, the king of Zobah. Zobah was a kingdom located north of Israel, and David's victory over Hadadezer expanded Israel's influence in the region. The exact location of Betah is unknown, but it was likely a city within Hadadezer's kingdom. In the parallel account of David's victory in 1Ch.18.8, the city is called Tibhath, which may be an alternative name for Betah or a scribal variation.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
2 Samuel (1 verse)