Study it in the app“And 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.”
And Asaוְאָסָאthe kingהַמֶּלֶךְtookלָקַחallכָּלJudah,יְהוּדָהand they carried awayוַיִּשְׂאוּthe stonesאַבְנֵיof Ramahהָרָמָהandוְits timber,עֵצֶיהָwith whichאֲשֶׁרBaashaבַּעְשָׁאhad been building;בָּנָהand he builtוַיִּבֶןwith themבָּהֶםGebaגֶּבַעandוְMizpah.הַמִּצְפָּה
Asa
Asa: a name of uncertain meaning. It is the king of Judah, son of Abijam, who reigned forty-one years and did what was right in the eyes of YHWH (1 Kings 15:9-24); a Levite also bears the name (1 Chronicles 9:16).
Where else “asa” appearsking
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearsfetch
To take someone along, or go and fetch something.
Where else “lakach” appearsJudah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appearscarry
To put something on oneself and carry it, on the shoulders or in the arms.
Where else “yisu” appearsstone
A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.
Where else “avne” appearsRamah
See it on the mapWhere else “rama” appearswood
What is taken from a cut tree: firewood, board, rod or timber.
Where else “etse” appearsBaasha
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” appearsbuild
To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.
Where else “bana” appearsGeba
Geba: a town of Benjamin, later a Levite city. The name means "hill."
Where else “geva” appearsMizpah
See it on the mapWhere else “mitspa” appearsOther books that tell the same thing or quote these words.
Asa and Baasha
2 Chronicles 16:1-6
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.
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.
1Ramah ?
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).
2Mizpah ?
Today: possibly Tell en-Nasbeh, West Bank
The name of several places; the main one was north of Jerusalem in Benjamin, and its exact site is not certain.
There Samuel gathered Israel, who confessed, “We have sinned against YHWH” (1 Sam 7:5-6), and there he presented Saul as king (1 Sam 10:17-24).
5And it happened when Baasha heard it that he stopped building Ramah and halted his work.
6 · This verse (above)
7At that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah and said to him, “Because you relied on the king of Aram, and did not rely on YHWH your Elohim, therefore the force of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand.
