1 Reyes 15:17

17 Y Baasa, rey de Israel, subió contra Judá y fortificó Ramá para prevenir que nadie saliera o entrara en ayuda de Asa, rey de Judá.

1 Reyes 15:17 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 15:17

And Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah
Which, in ( 2 Chronicles 16:1 ) is said to be in the thirty sixth year of Asa's reign, or rather of his kingdom; for it can never mean the year of his reign, for Baasha was dead many years before that, since his reign began in the third of Asa, and he reigned but twenty four years, and therefore must die in the twenty seventh of Asa; but it is to be understood of the kingdom of Judah, when it was divided from Israel; from that time to this were thirty six years, seventeen under Rehoboam, three under Abijam, so that this year must be the sixteenth of Asa; thus it is calculated in the Jewish chronology ^F21, and which is followed by many of the best of our chronologers:

and built Ramah;
a city in the tribe of Benjamin, ( Joshua 18:25 ) , but taken by the king of Israel, which he rebuilt or fortified:

that he might not suffer any to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah;
that his people might not go to and from Jerusalem, and worship at the temple there; this garrison lying on the borders of both kingdoms, he thought hereby to cut off all communication between them.

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FOOTNOTES:

F21 Seder Olam Rabba, c. 16.

1 Reyes 15:17 In-Context

15 Y trajo a la casa del SEÑOR las cosas consagradas por su padre y sus propias cosas consagradas: plata, oro y utensilios.

16 Y hubo guerra entre Asa y Baasa, rey de Israel, todos sus días.

17 Y Baasa, rey de Israel, subió contra Judá y fortificó Ramá para prevenir que nadie saliera o entrara en ayuda de Asa, rey de Judá.

18 Entonces Asa tomó toda la plata y el oro que había quedado en los tesoros de la casa del SEÑOR y en los tesoros de la casa del rey, y los entregó en manos de sus siervos. Y el rey Asa los envió a Ben-adad, hijo de Tabrimón, hijo de Hezión, rey de Aram, que habitaba en Damasco, diciendo:

19 Haya alianza entre tú y yo, como hubo entre mi padre y tu padre. He aquí, te he enviado un presente de plata y de oro; ve, rompe tu alianza con Baasa, rey de Israel, para que se aparte de mí.