1Ki 15:17-22 | NASB2020 | STEP | Baasha king of Israel marched against Judah and fortified Ramah in order to prevent anyone from going out or coming in to Asa king of Judah .

1 Kings 15:17-22

17 ^aBaasha king of Israel marched against Judah and ^{▼▼Lit built
,} ^cfortified Ramah ^din order to prevent anyone from going out or coming in to Asa king of Judah. 18 Then ^eAsa took all the silver and the gold that was left in the treasuries of the house of the Lord and the treasuries of the king’s house, and handed it over to his servants. And ^fKing Asa sent them to Ben-hadad the son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Aram, who lived in ^gDamascus, saying, 19 “Let’s make a ^htreaty between ^{▼▼Lit me and you}you and me, as there was between my father and your father. Behold, I have sent you a gift of silver and gold; go, break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel so that he will withdraw from me.” 20 So Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, and ^{▼▼Lit struck}conquered ^kIjon, ^lDan, ^mAbel-beth-maacah, and all ⁿChinneroth, besides all the land of Naphtali. 21 When Baasha heard about it, ^ohe stopped ^{▼▼Lit building}fortifying Ramah and remained in ^qTirzah. 22 Then King Asa made a proclamation to all Judah --no one was exempt--and they carried away the stones of Ramah and its timber with which Baasha had built fortifications. And King Asa built with them ^rGeba of Benjamin and Mizpah.