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And it happenedוַיְהִיwhen Baashaכִּ בַּעְשָׁאheard itשְׁמֹעַthat he stoppedוַיֶּחְדַּלbuildingמִבְּנוֹתRamah,הָרָמָהand livedוַיֵּשֶׁבin Tirzah.בְּתִרְצָה
1 Kings 15:21
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1 Kings 15:21, word by word
- And it happenedיְהִיyehi
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appears- when Baashaבַּעְשָׁאbasha
Baasha
Baasha: a name of uncertain meaning. It is the man of Issachar who conspired against Nadab, wiped out the house of Jeroboam and reigned twenty-four years over Israel (1 Kings 15:27–16:7).
Where else “basha” appears- heard itשְׁמֹעַshemoa
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “shemoa” appears- that he stoppedיֶּחְדַּלyechdal
cease, stop
Stop doing something, cease; leave off.
Where else “yechdal” appears- buildingבְּנוֹתbenot
build
To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.
Where else “benot” appears- Ramahרָמָהrama
Ramah
See it on the mapWhere else “rama” appears- and livedיֵּשֶׁבyeshev
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yeshev” appears- in Tirzahתִרְצָהtirtsa
Tirzah
Tirzah, one of the five daughters of Zelophehad; also a city of Canaan. The name means "delight."
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1 Kings 15:16-22
16And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days. 17Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and built Ramah, so as not to let anyone go out or come in to Asa king of Judah. 18Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasuries of the house of YHWH and the treasuries of the house of the king, and gave them into the hand of his servants; and King Asa sent them to Ben-hadad son of Tabrimmon, son of Hezion, king of Aram, who lived in Damascus, saying, 19“Let there be a covenant between me and you, as between my father and your father. Look, I have sent you a bribe of silver and gold; go, break your covenant with Baasha king of Israel, so that he will withdraw from me.” 20Ben-hadad listened to King Asa, and sent the commanders of the troops that he had against the cities of Israel, and struck Ijon and Dan and Abel-beth-maacah and all Chinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali. 21And it happened when Baasha heard it that he stopped building Ramah, and lived in Tirzah. 22Then King Asa summoned all Judah, none exempt, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and its timber, with which Baasha had been building; and King Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin and Mizpah.
1In year thirty-six of the reign of Asa, Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and built Ramah, so as not to let anyone go out or come in to Asa king of Judah. 2Asa brought out silver and gold from the treasuries of the house of YHWH and of the house of the king, and sent to Ben-hadad king of Aram, who lived in Damascus, saying, 3“Let there be a covenant between me and you, as between my father and your father. Look, I have sent you silver and gold; go, break your covenant with Baasha king of Israel, so that he will withdraw from me.” 4Ben-hadad listened to King Asa, and sent the commanders of the forces that he had against the cities of Israel, and they struck Ijon and Dan and Abel-maim and all the storehouses of the cities of Naphtali. 5And it happened when Baasha heard it that he stopped building Ramah and halted his work. 6And Asa the king took all Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and its timber, with which Baasha had been building; and he built with them Geba and Mizpah.
Places in this verse
Ramah ?
Today: possibly er-Ram, West Bank
The name of several towns; the best known was in Benjamin, about 5 miles (8 km) north of Jerusalem, and its site is not certain.
Samuel lived in Ramah (1 Sam 7:17). Jeremiah spoke of Rachel's weeping for her children heard there (Jer 31:15).
The context
20Ben-hadad listened to King Asa, and sent the commanders of the troops that he had against the cities of Israel, and struck Ijon and Dan and Abel-beth-maacah and all Chinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.
21 · This verse (above)
22Then King Asa summoned all Judah, none exempt, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and its timber, with which Baasha had been building; and King Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin and Mizpah.