“1 In the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa Baasha king of
Israel came up against Judah, and built Ramah, to the intent that he
might let none go out or come in to Asa king of Judah. 2 Then Asa
brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of the
LORD and of the king’s house, and sent to Benhadad king of Syria, that
dwelt at Damascus, saying, 3 [There is] a league between me and thee, as
[there was] between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent thee
silver and gold; go, break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that
he may depart from me. 4 And Benhadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent
the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they smote
Ijon, and Dan, and Abelmaim, and all the store cities of Naphtali. 5 And
it came to pass, when Baasha heard [it], that he left off building of
Ramah, and let his work cease. 6 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.”
“7 And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and
said unto him, Because thou hast relied on the king of Syria, and not
relied on the LORD thy God, therefore is the host of the king of Syria
escaped out of thine hand. 8 Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubims a
huge host, with very many chariots and horsemen? yet, because thou didst
rely on the LORD, he delivered them into thine hand. 9 For the eyes of
the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself
strong in the behalf of [them] whose heart [is] perfect toward him.
Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt
have wars. 10 Then Asa was wroth with the seer, and put him in a prison
house; for [he was] in a rage with him because of this [thing]. And Asa
oppressed [some] of the people the same time. 11 And, behold, the acts
of Asa, first and last, lo, they [are] written in the book of the kings
of Judah and Israel. 12 And Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his
reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease [was] exceeding
[great]: yet in his disease he sought not to the LORD, but to the
physicians. 13 And Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the one and
fortieth year of his reign. 14 And they buried him in his own
sepulchres, which he had made for himself in the city of David, and laid
him in the bed which was filled with sweet odours and divers kinds [of
spices] prepared by the apothecaries’ art: and they made a very great
burning for him.” (2 Chronicles 16:1-14 AV)
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