Verse
KJV
King James Version
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
In the six
and
thirtieth
year of the
reign of
Asa
Baasha king of Israel came
up against Judah ,
and built
Ramah ,
to the
intent
that
he
might
let
none
go
out
or come
in
to
Asa king of Judah.
In the thirty-sixth
year of Asa’s
reign ,
Baasha king of Israel went
up against Judah and fortified
Ramah to prevent
anyone
from
leaving
or entering
the
territory
of
Asa king of Judah.
Then
Asa brought
out
silver and gold out
of
the treasures
of the house of the LORD and of
the king's
house
, and sent to Benhadad
king of Syria
, that
dwelt
at
Damascus ,
saying,
So
Asa withdrew
the
silver and gold from
the treasuries
of the house of the LORD and the royal
palace
, and he
sent it
with
this
message
to Ben-hadad
king of Aram
, who
was
ruling
in
Damascus :
There is
a league
between me and thee
, as
there
was
between my father and thy
father :
behold
, I have sent thee
silver and gold ;
go ,
break thy
league
with Baasha king of Israel, that he may
depart
from me.
“Let
there be
a treaty
between me and you
, between my father and your
father .
See
, I have sent you
silver and gold .
Now
go and
break your
treaty
with Baasha king of Israel, so
that he will
withdraw
from me. ”
And Benhadad
hearkened
unto
king Asa ,
and sent the captains
of his armies against the cities of Israel ;
and
they
smote
Ijon, and
Dan, and
Abelmaim
, and all the store cities of Naphtali.
And Ben-hadad
listened
to
King Asa and sent the commanders
of his armies against the cities of Israel ,
conquering
Ijon, Dan, Abel-maim
, and all the store cities of Naphtali.
And
it
came
to
pass,
when Baasha heard
it
, that
he left
off
building
of
Ramah ,
and let
his work cease
.
When Baasha learned
of
this
, he stopped
fortifying
Ramah and abandoned
his work.
Then Asa
the
king took
all Judah ;
and they carried away the stones of Ramah ,
and the timber
thereof,
wherewith
Baasha was
building ;
and he built therewith
Geba and Mizpah.
Then King Asa
brought
all the
men
of
Judah ,
and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers
Baasha had
used
for
building .
And with
these
materials
he built up
Geba and Mizpah.
And
at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa
king of Judah ,
and said
unto
him, Because thou
hast
relied on the king of Syria,
and not relied
on the LORD thy
God, therefore
is
the host
of the king of Syria
escaped out
of
thine
hand.
At that time Hanani the seer came to King Asa
of Judah and told
him, “
Because you
have
relied on the king of Aram
and not on the LORD your
God, the army
of the king of Aram
has
escaped from
your
hand.
Were not the Ethiopians
and the
Lubims
a huge
host,
with very
many chariots and horsemen? yet ,
because thou
didst
rely
on the LORD, he delivered them into thine
hand.
Were not the Cushites
and Libyans
a vast
army
with many chariots and horsemen? Yet because you
relied
on the LORD, He delivered them into your
hand.
For the eyes of the LORD run
to and fro throughout
the whole
earth, to show himself strong in
the
behalf of them
whose heart
is
perfect
toward
him. Herein
thou
hast
done
foolishly :
therefore
from henceforth
thou
shalt
have
wars
.
For the eyes of the LORD roam
to and fro over
all
the earth, to show Himself strong on
behalf of those
whose hearts
are
fully
devoted
to
Him. You
have
acted
foolishly in
this
matter.
From now
on,
therefore,
you
will
be
at
war
. ”
Then
Asa was wroth
with the seer ,
and put him
in a
prison house;
for
he
was
in
a
rage
with
him
because
of
this
thing
. And Asa oppressed some of the people the
same
time
.
Asa was angry
with the seer and became
so
enraged
over
this
matter
that
he
put the
man
in prison. And at
the
same
time
Asa oppressed some of the people.
And,
behold,
the acts of Asa, first
and
last,
lo
, they
are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
Now
the rest
of
the
acts of Asa, from
beginning
to
end
, are indeed
written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.
And
Asa
in the thirty and
ninth year of his reign was
diseased in his feet, until
his disease
was
exceeding
great:
yet in his disease
he sought
not to
the LORD, but to
the physicians.
In the thirty -
ninth year of his reign ,
Asa
became
diseased in his feet, and
his malady
became
increasingly
severe.
Yet even
in his illness
he did
not seek
the LORD, but only
the physicians.
And
Asa
slept
with
his
fathers,
and
died
in the one
and
fortieth
year of his reign.
So
in the forty-first
year of his reign ,
Asa
died
and
rested
with
his
fathers
.
And they
buried him
in his
own
sepulchres,
which
he had made
for himself in the city of David ,
and
laid him in
the
bed
which
was filled
with
sweet
odorous
and
divers
kinds
of spices prepared
by
the
apothecaries'
art:
and they made a very
great burning
for
him
.
And he
was
buried in the
tomb
that
he had cut
out
for himself in the City of David .
They
laid him on
a
bier
that
was full
of spices and various
blended
perfumes;
then
they made a great fire
in
his
honor
.
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