21 And when Baasha heard thereof, he left building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.

22 Then king Asa [a]assembled all Judah [b]none excepted, and they took the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had built, and king Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin and Mizpah.

23 And the rest of all the acts of Asa, and all his might, and all that he did, and the cities which he built, are they not written in the book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? but in his old age he was diseased in his [c]feet.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 15:22 Or, make a proclamation.
  2. 1 Kings 15:22 Hebrew, none innocent.
  3. 1 Kings 15:23 He had the gout and put his trust rather in Physicians than in the Lord, 2 Chron. 16:12.

21 When Baasha heard this, he stopped building Ramah(A) and withdrew to Tirzah.(B) 22 Then King Asa issued an order to all Judah—no one was exempt—and they carried away from Ramah(C) the stones and timber Baasha had been using there. With them King Asa(D) built up Geba(E) in Benjamin, and also Mizpah.(F)

23 As for all the other events of Asa’s reign, all his achievements, all he did and the cities he built, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah? In his old age, however, his feet became diseased.

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