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2 Chronicles 16:6

AsaBaashaGebaMizpahRamah

4 And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, conquering Ijon, Dan, Abel-maim, and all the store cities of Naphtali.

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

Then King Asa brought all the men of Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had used for building. And with these materials he built up Geba and Mizpah.

7 At that time Hanani the seer came to King Asa of Judah and told him, “Because you have relied on the king of Aram and not on the LORD your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand.

8 Were not the Cushites and Libyans a vast army with many chariots and horsemen? Yet because you relied on the LORD, He delivered them into your hand.

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BSB
Then King Asa brought all the men of Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had used for building. And with these materials he built up Geba and Mizpah.
KJV
Then Asa the king took all Judah; and they carried away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha was building; and he built therewith Geba and Mizpah.
WEB
Then Asa the king took all Judah, and they carried away the stones and timber of Ramah, with which Baasha had built; and he built Geba and Mizpah with them.
ASV
Then Asa the king took all Judah; and they carried away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and he built therewith Geba and Mizpah.
DARBY
And king Asa took all Judah; and they carried away the stones and the timber from Ramah, with which Baasha had been building, and he built with them Geba and Mizpah.
BLB
And Asa the king took all Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah, and the timbers with which Baasha had built. And he built with them Geba and Mizpah.
ÅB
Men kong Asa tok hele Juda med seg, og de førte bort steinene og tømmeret som Baesa hadde brukt til festningsarbeidet i Rama, og bygget med det Geba og Mispa om til festninger.
OTB
Kong Asa samlet da hele Juda, og de tok bort steinene i Rama og tømmeret som Baesa hadde bygget med, og med disse materialene befestet han Geba og Mispa.
B1930
Men kong Asa tok hele Juda med sig, og de førte bort stenene og tømmeret som Baesa hadde brukt til festningsarbeidet i Rama, og bygget med det Geba og Mispa om til festninger.

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  • 1 Kings 15:22

    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.

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  • Zechariah 14:10

    All the land from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem will be turned into a plain, but Jerusalem will be raised up and will remain in her place, from the Benjamin Gate to the site of the First Gate to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the royal winepresses.

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  • 1 Chronicles 6:60

    And from the tribe of Benjamin they were given Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth, together with their pasturelands. So they had thirteen cities in all among their families.

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  • Isaiah 10:29

    They have crossed at the ford: “We will spend the night at Geba.” Ramah trembles; Gibeah of Saul flees.

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  • 1 Samuel 7:6

    When they had gathered at Mizpah, they drew water and poured it out before the LORD. On that day they fasted, and there they confessed, “We have sinned against the LORD.” And Samuel judged the Israelites at Mizpah.

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  • Joshua 18:24–26

    Chephar-ammoni, Ophni, and Geba—twelve cities, along with their villages.

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  • 1 Samuel 10:17

    After this, Samuel summoned the people to the LORD at Mizpah

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  • 2 Chronicles 21:17

    So they went to war against Judah, invaded it, and carried off all the possessions found in the king’s palace, along with his sons and wives; not a son was left to him except Jehoahaz, his youngest.

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