דברי הימים ב, פרק י״ג, פסוק י״ט

Abijah presses forward with his military campaign, relentlessly pursuing Jeroboam. As the chase unfolds, Abijah secures major territorial victories, capturing a series of key locations [ביאור שטיינזלץ].

The conquest extends beyond the major urban centers. Commentators agree that the captured territories include not only the central cities themselves but also the network of smaller settlements and rural villages that surround and depend on them. The military sweep results in the fall of Bethel, Jeshanah, and a third city recorded as Ephron, which is traditionally pronounced as Ephrain [מנחת שי]. Each of these regional hubs is taken entirely, bringing both the main cities and their neighboring communities under Abijah's control.