2 Chronicles 16:1-6

New American Standard Bible 1995

Asa Wars against Baasha

16 In the thirty-sixth year of Asa’s reign ^(A)Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah and ^[a]fortified Ramah in order to prevent anyone from going out or coming in to Asa king of Judah. ² Then Asa brought out silver and gold from the treasuries of the house of the Lord and the king’s house, and sent them to Ben-hadad king of Aram, who lived in Damascus, saying, ³ “Let there be a treaty between ^[b]you and me, as between my father and your father. Behold, I have sent you silver and gold; go, break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel so that he will withdraw from me.” ⁴ So Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, and they ^[c]conquered Ijon, Dan, Abel-maim and all ^(B)the ^[d]store cities of Naphtali. ⁵ When Baasha heard of it, he ceased ^[e]fortifying Ramah and stopped his work. ⁶ Then King Asa brought all Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and its timber with which Baasha had been building, and with them he ^[f]fortified Geba and Mizpah.