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1 Kings 15:21

BaashaRamahTirzah

19 “Let there be a treaty between me and you, between my father and your father. See, I have sent you a gift of silver and gold. Now go and break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, so that he will withdraw from me.”

20 And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, conquering Ijon, Dan, Abel-beth-maacah, and the whole land of Naphtali, including the region of Chinnereth.

When Baasha learned of this, he stopped fortifying Ramah and withdrew to Tirzah.

22 Then King Asa summoned all the men of Judah, with no exceptions, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had used for building. And with these materials King Asa built up Geba of Benjamin, as well as Mizpah.

23 Now the rest of the acts of Asa, along with all his might, all his accomplishments, and the cities he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? In his old age, however, he became diseased in his feet.

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BSB
When Baasha learned of this, he stopped fortifying Ramah and withdrew to Tirzah.
KJV
And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.
WEB
When Baasha heard of it, he stopped building Ramah, and lived in Tirzah.
ASV
And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.
DARBY
And it came to pass when Baasha heard of it, that he left off building Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.
BLB
And it came to pass when Baasha heard it, that he stopped building Ramah, and he dwelt in Tirzah.
ÅB
Da Baesa hørte det, holdt han opp med å bygge festningsverker i Rama og gav seg til i Tirsa.
OTB
Da Baesa hørte om det, sluttet han å befeste Rama og ble værende i Tirsa.
B1930
Da Baesa hørte det, holdt han op med å bygge festningsverker i Rama og gav sig til i Tirsa.

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Cross references

  • 1 Kings 14:17

    Then Jeroboam’s wife got up and departed for Tirzah, and as soon as she stepped over the threshold of the house, the boy died.

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  • 1 Kings 16:15–18

    In the twenty-seventh year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Zimri reigned in Tirzah for seven days. Now the troops were encamped against Gibbethon of the Philistines,

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  • 2 Chronicles 16:5

    When Baasha learned of this, he stopped fortifying Ramah and abandoned his work.

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  • 1 Kings 15:17

    Baasha king of Israel went to war against Judah and fortified Ramah to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the territory of Asa king of Judah.

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  • Song of Solomon 6:4

    You are as beautiful, my darling, as Tirzah, as lovely as Jerusalem, as majestic as troops with banners.

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