1 Kings 15:21
And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.In other versions
And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.
ASV
And Baasha, hearing of it, put a stop to the building of Ramah, and was living in Tirzah.
BBE
And it came to pass when Baasha heard of it, that he left off building Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.
DBY
It happened, when Baasha heard of it, that he left off building Ramah, and lived in Tirzah.
WEB
and it cometh to pass at Baasha's hearing, that he ceaseth from building Ramah, and dwelleth in Tirzah.
YLT
And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.
ENG
And it came to pass, when Baasha heard of it, that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.
WBT
When Baasha learned of this, he stopped fortifying Ramah and withdrew to Tirzah.
BSB
In context
19There 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.
20So Benhadad 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 Abelbethmaachah, and all Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.
21And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.
22Then 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.
23The 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.
Cross-references
People in this verse
- Baasha