1 Kings 15:9-22

Asa Reigns In Judah

9In the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa began to reign over Judah, 10and he reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom. 11 aAnd Asa did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, as David his father had done. 12He put away the bmale cult prostitutes out of the land and removed call the idols that his fathers had made. 13 dHe also removed Maacah his mother from being queen mother because she had made an abominable image for Asherah. And Asa cut down her image and eburned it at the brook Kidron. 14 fBut the high places were not taken away. Nevertheless, gthe heart of Asa was wholly true to the Lord all his days. 15And hhe brought into the house of the Lord the sacred gifts of his father and his own sacred gifts, silver, and gold, and vessels.

16 iAnd there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days. 17 jBaasha king of Israel went up against Judah and kbuilt Ramah, lthat he might permit no one to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah. 18Then Asa took all the silver and the gold mthat were left in the treasures of the house of the Lord and the treasures of the king’s house and gave them into the hands of his servants. nAnd King Asa sent them to Ben-hadad the son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, owho lived in Damascus, saying, 19“Let there be pa covenant
Or treaty; twice in this verse
between me and you, as there was between my father and your father. Behold, I am sending to you a present of silver and gold. Go, break your covenant with Baasha king of Israel, that he may withdraw from me.”
20And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel and conquered rIjon, sDan, tAbel-beth-maacah, and all uChinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali. 21And when Baasha heard of it, vhe stopped building Ramah, and he lived in wTirzah. 22Then King Asa made a proclamation to all Judah, none was exempt, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and its timber, with which Baasha had been building, and with them King Asa built xGeba of Benjamin and yMizpah.
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