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.
h'd.Wh.y -l;[ lea'r.fIy -.k,l,m a'v.[;B l;[;Y;w ? a'b'w aec{y teT yiT.lib.l h'm'r'h -t,a !,biY;w ? h'd.Wh.y .$,l,m a's'a.l
18
Then
Asa took all the
silver and the
gold that were
left in the
treasures of the
house of the
LORD, and the
treasures of the
king's house, and
delivered them into the
hand of his
servants: and
king Asa sent them to
Benhadad, the
son of
Tabrimon, the
son of
Hezion, king of
Syria, that
dwelt at
Damascus, saying,
~yir'tw{N;h b'h'Z;h.w @,s,K;h -l'K -t,a a's'a x;QiY;w ? tyeB tw{r.cw{a -t,a.w h'wh.y -tyeB tw{r.cw{a.B ? .$,l,M;h ~ex'l.viY;w wy'd'b][ -d;y.B ~en.TiY;w .$,l,m ? !w{y.z,x -n,B !{Mir.b;j -n,B d;d]h -n,B -l,a a's'a ? r{mael q,f,M;d.B bev{Y;h ~'r]a .$,l,m
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.
'$yib'a !yeb.W yib'a !yeB '$,nyeb.W yinyeB tyir.B ? h'rep'h .$el b'h'z.w @,s,K d;x{v '$.l yiT.x;l'v heNih ? h,l][;y.w lea'r.fIy -.k,l,m a'v.[;B -t,a '$.tyir.B -t,a ? y'l'[em
20
So
Benhadad hearkened unto
king Asa, and
sent the
captains of the
hosts which he had against the
cities of
Israel, and
smote Ijon, and
Dan, and
Abelbethmaachah, and all
Cinneroth, with all the
land of
Naphtali.
x;l.viY;w a's'a .$,l,M;h -l,a d;d]h -n,B [;m.viY;w ? yer'[ -l;[ w{l -r,v]a ~yil'y]x;h yer'f -t,a ? tea.w !'D -t,a.w !w{Yi[ -t,a .$;Y;w lea'r.fIy ? l;[ tw{r.niK -l'K tea.w h'k][;m -tyeB leb'a ? yil'T.p;n #,r,a -l'K
21
And it came to pass, when
Baasha heard thereof, that he left
off building of
Ramah, and
dwelt in
Tirzah.
h'm'r'h -t,a tw{n.Bim l;D.x,Y;w a'v.[;B ;[{m.viK yih.y;w ? h'c.rit.B b,veY;w
22
Then
king Asa made a
proclamation throughout all
Judah; none was
exempted: and they
took away the
stones of
Ramah, and the
timber thereof, wherewith
Baasha had
builded; and
king Asa built with them
Geba of
Benjamin, and
Mizpah.
!yea h'd.Wh.y -l'K -t,a ;[yim.vih a's'a .$,l,M;h.w ? 'hy,ce[ -t,a.w h'm'r'h yen.b;a -t,a .Wa.fiY;w yiq'n ? [;b,G -t,a a's'a .$,l,M;h ~'B !,biY;w a'v.[;B h'n'B r,v]a ? h'P.ciM;h -t,a.w !im'y.niB