1 Reyes 15:17

17 El rey Baasa, de Israel, invadió Judá y fortificó Ramá, para que nadie pudiera entrar ni salir del territorio del rey Asa en 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 Llevó al templo del Señor
la plata, el oro y los diversos objetos que él y su padre habían dedicado.

16 Hubo guerra constante entre Asa, rey de Judá, y Baasa, rey de Israel.

17 El rey Baasa, de Israel, invadió Judá y fortificó Ramá, para que nadie pudiera entrar ni salir del territorio del rey Asa en Judá.

18 En respuesta, Asa tomó toda la plata y todo el oro que quedaban en los tesoros del templo del Señor
y del palacio real, y encargó a unos de sus funcionarios que le enviaran todo a Ben-adad, hijo de Tabrimón, hijo de Hezión, rey de Aram, que gobernaba en Damasco, junto con el siguiente mensaje:

19 «Hagamos un tratado,
tú y yo, como hicieron tu padre y mi padre. Mira, te envío de regalo plata y oro. Rompe el tratado con el rey Baasa de Israel, para que me deje en paz».