# It will be as Shalman destroyed Beth Arbel on a day of battle

The coming war is being compared to a battle long ago.

# Shalman

This is the name of a king who destroyed the city of Beth Arbel around 740 BC. His army murdered women and children in the attack. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# Beth Arbel

This is likely the name of a city of the tribe of Naphtali. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

