¹⁸ Then ^(A)Asa 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 ^(B)King Asa sent them to Ben-hadad the son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Aram, who lived in ^(C)Damascus, saying, ¹⁹ “Let’s make a ^(D)treaty between ^[a]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 ^[b]conquered ^(E)Ijon, ^(F)Dan, ^(G)Abel-beth-maacah, and all ^(H)Chinneroth, besides all the land of Naphtali.

^3 (A)So the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and He continually handed them over to ^(B)Hazael king of Aram, and to ^(C)Ben-hadad, the son of Hazael.