Betah

Betah (meaning: confidence) was a city belonging to Hadadezer king of Zobah, a powerful Aramaean kingdom northeast of Israel. When David defeated Hadadezer in battle as he extended his kingdom toward the Euphrates, he captured large quantities of brass—bronze—from Betah and from Berothai, another of Hadadezer's cities. This metal later became a significant resource for Solomon's temple construction.

In the parallel account of 1 Chronicles 18:8, the city is called Tibhath rather than Betah, reflecting variant spellings in the textual tradition. The city lay in the Beqa valley or the region of Zobah in modern Syria. Its mention in the context of David's northern campaigns illustrates the scope of the Davidic kingdom at its height, when Israel's military dominance extended to control over the bronze-producing centers of Aram. The captured bronze was dedicated to the Lord and set aside for eventual temple use by Solomon.