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1 Kings 15:21

BaashaRamahTirzah

19 There is a league between me and thee, and between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent unto thee a present of silver and gold; come and break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.

20 So Ben-hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of the hosts which he had against the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel-beth-maachah, and all Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.

And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.

22 Then king Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none was exempted: and they took away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and king Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.

23 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? Nevertheless in the time of his old age he was 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

    And Jeroboam’s wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah: and when she came to the threshold of the door, the child died;

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  • 1 Kings 16:15–18

    In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah. And the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines.

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  • 2 Chronicles 16:5

    And it came to pass, when Baasha heard it, that he left off building of Ramah, and let his work cease.

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  • 1 Kings 15:17

    And Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not suffer any to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.

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  • Song of Solomon 6:4

    Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners.

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