In the six⁸³³⁷ and thirtieth⁷⁹⁷⁰ year⁸¹⁴¹ of the reign⁴⁴³⁸ of Asa⁶⁰⁹ Baasha¹²⁰¹ king⁴⁴²⁸ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ came up⁵⁹²⁷ against Judah,³⁰⁶³ and built¹¹²⁹ Ramah,⁷⁴¹⁴ to the intent that he might let⁵⁴¹⁴ none¹¹¹⁵ go out³³¹⁸ or come in⁹³⁵ to Asa⁶⁰⁹ king⁴⁴²⁸ of Judah.³⁰⁶³

Then Asa⁶⁰⁹ brought out³³¹⁸ silver³⁷⁰¹ and gold²⁰⁹¹ out of the treasures²¹⁴ of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ and of the king's⁴⁴²⁸ house,¹⁰⁰⁴ and sent⁷⁹⁷¹ to Benhadad¹¹³⁰ king⁴⁴²⁸ of Syria,⁷⁵⁸ that dwelt³⁴²⁷ at Damascus,¹⁸³⁴ saying,⁵⁵⁹

There is a league¹²⁸⁵ between me and thee, as there was between my father¹ and thy father:¹ behold, I have sent⁷⁹⁷¹ thee silver³⁷⁰¹ and gold;²⁰⁹¹ go,³²¹² break⁶⁵⁶⁵ thy league¹²⁸⁵ with Baasha¹²⁰¹ king⁴⁴²⁸ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ that he may depart⁵⁹²⁷ from me.

And Benhadad¹¹³⁰ hearkened⁸⁰⁸⁵ unto king⁴⁴²⁸ Asa,⁶⁰⁹ and sent⁷⁹⁷¹ the captains⁸²⁶⁹ of his armies²⁴²⁸ against the cities⁵⁸⁹² of Israel;³⁴⁷⁸ and they smote⁵²²¹ Ijon,⁵⁸⁵⁹ and Dan,¹⁸³⁵ and Abelmaim,⁶⁶ and all the store⁴⁵⁴³ cities⁵⁸⁹² of Naphtali.⁵³²¹

And it came to pass, when Baasha¹²⁰¹ heard⁸⁰⁸⁵ it, that he left off²³⁰⁸ building¹¹²⁹ of Ramah,⁷⁴¹⁴ and let his work⁴³⁹⁹ cease.⁷⁶⁷³

Then Asa⁶⁰⁹ the king⁴⁴²⁸ took³⁹⁴⁷ all Judah;³⁰⁶³ and they carried away⁵³⁷⁵ the stones⁶⁸ of Ramah,⁷⁴¹⁴ and the timber⁶⁰⁸⁶ thereof, wherewith Baasha¹²⁰¹ was building;¹¹²⁹ and he built¹¹²⁹ therewith Geba¹³⁸⁷ and Mizpah.⁴⁷⁰⁹

And at that time⁶²⁵⁶ Hanani²⁶⁰⁷ the seer⁷²⁰⁰ came⁹³⁵ to Asa⁶⁰⁹ king⁴⁴²⁸ of Judah,³⁰⁶³ and said⁵⁵⁹ unto him, Because thou hast relied⁸¹⁷² on the king⁴⁴²⁸ of Syria,⁷⁵⁸ and not relied⁸¹⁷² on Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ thy Elohim,⁴³⁰ therefore is the host²⁴²⁸ of the king⁴⁴²⁸ of Syria⁷⁵⁸ escaped⁴⁴²² out of thine hand.³⁰²⁷

Were not the Ethiopians³⁵⁶⁹ and the Lubims³⁸⁶⁴ a huge⁷²³⁰ host,²⁴²⁸ with very³⁹⁶⁶ many⁷²³⁵ chariots⁷³⁹³ and horsemen?⁶⁵⁷¹ yet, because thou didst rely⁸¹⁷² on Yahweh,³⁰⁶⁸ he delivered⁵⁴¹⁴ them into thine hand.³⁰²⁷

For the eyes⁵⁸⁶⁹ of Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ run to and fro⁷⁷⁵¹ throughout the whole earth,⁷⁷⁶ to shew himself strong²³⁸⁸ in the behalf of them whose heart³⁸²⁴ is perfect⁸⁰⁰³ toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly:⁵⁵²⁸ therefore from henceforth⁶²⁵⁸ thou shalt have³⁴²⁶ wars.⁴⁴²¹

Then Asa⁶⁰⁹ was wroth³⁷⁰⁷ with the seer,⁷²⁰⁰ and put⁵⁴¹⁴ him in a prison⁴¹¹⁵ house;¹⁰⁰⁴ for he was in a rage²¹⁹⁷ with him because of this thing. And Asa⁶⁰⁹ oppressed⁷⁵³³ some of the people⁵⁹⁷¹ the same time.⁶²⁵⁶

And, behold, the acts¹⁶⁹⁷ of Asa,⁶⁰⁹ first⁷²²³ and last,³¹⁴ lo, they are written³⁷⁸⁹ in the book⁵⁶¹² of the kings⁴⁴²⁸ of Judah³⁰⁶³ and Israel.³⁴⁷⁸

And Asa⁶⁰⁹ in the thirty⁷⁹⁷⁰ and ninth⁸⁶⁷² year⁸¹⁴¹ of his reign⁴⁴³⁸ was diseased²⁴⁵⁶ in his feet,⁷²⁷² until his disease²⁴⁸³ was exceeding⁴⁶⁰⁵ great: yet in his disease²⁴⁸³ he sought¹⁸⁷⁵ not to Yahweh,³⁰⁶⁸ but to the physicians.⁷⁴⁹⁵

And Asa⁶⁰⁹ slept⁷⁹⁰¹ with his fathers,¹ and died⁴¹⁹¹ in the one²⁵⁹ and fortieth⁷⁰⁵ year⁸¹⁴¹ of his reign.⁴⁴²⁷

And they buried⁶⁹¹² him in his own sepulchres,⁶⁹¹³ which he had made³⁷³⁸ for himself in the city⁵⁸⁹² of David,¹⁷³² and laid⁷⁹⁰¹ him in the bed⁴⁹⁰⁴ which was filled⁴³⁹⁰ with sweet odours¹³¹⁴ and divers kinds²¹⁷⁷ of spices prepared⁷⁵⁴³ by the apothecaries'⁴⁸⁴² art:⁴⁶³⁹ and they made⁸³¹³ a very³⁹⁶⁶ great¹⁴¹⁹ burning⁸³¹⁶ for him.