1 Kings 15:22

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then King Asa issued a proclamation to all Judah with no exceptions, and they carried away the stones and timber Baasha had used to fortify Ramah. With these materials King Asa built up Geba in Benjamin and Mizpah.

Additional Resources

Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Then King Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none was exempted, and they took away the stones and timber of Ramah, which Baasha had used to build it. King Asa used them to build Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then king Asa made a proclamation unto all Judah; none was exempted: and they carried away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and king Asa built therewith Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Kynge Asa caused it be proclamed in all Iuda: Here be no man excepte. And they toke awaye the stones and tymber from Rama, wherwith Baesa had buylded. And kynge Asa buylded Geba Ben Iamin & Mispa therwith.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then king Asa assembled al Iudah, none excepted; they tooke the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had buylt, & King Asa built with them Geba of Beniamin and Mizpah.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Then king Asa made a proclamation throughout all Iuda, that none should be excused: And so they toke the stones of Ramah and the tymber wherewith Baasa had builded, and king Asa built with them the hill of Beniamin and Mispah.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Then king Asa made a proclamation to all Judah; none was exempted: and they carried away the stones of Ramah, and the timber of it, with which Baasha had built; and king Asa built therewith Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And king Asa hath summoned all Judah -- there is none exempt -- and they lift up the stones of Ramah, and its wood, that Baasha hath built, and king Asa buildeth with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Then king Asa made a proclamation unto all Judah; none was exempted: and they carried away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and king Asa built therewith Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Then king Asa made a proclamation unto all Judah; none was exempted: and they carried away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and king Asa built therewith Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Then King Asa got all Judah together, making every man come; and they took away the stones and the wood with which Baasha was building Ramah, and King Asa made use of them for building Geba in the land of Benjamin, and Mizpah.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Then king Asa made a proclamation to all Judah; none was exempted: and they carried away the stones of Ramah, and its timber, with which Baasha had built; and king Asa built therewith Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    King Asa ordered all the men of Judah(no exemptions were granted) to carry away the stones and wood that Baasha had used to build Ramah. King Asa used the materials to build up Geba(in Benjamin) and Mizpah.

Referenced Verses

  • Josh 21:17 : 17 From the tribe of Benjamin: Gibeon with its pasture lands, Geba with its pasture lands,
  • Josh 18:24 : 24 Chephar-ammoni, Ophni, and Geba—twelve cities with their villages.
  • Josh 18:26 : 26 Mizpeh, Chephirah, and Mozah,
  • 1 Sam 7:5 : 5 Then Samuel said, 'Assemble all Israel at Mizpah, and I will pray to the LORD on your behalf.'
  • 2 Chr 16:6 : 6 Then King Asa mobilized all Judah. They carried away the stones and timber Baasha had used to fortify Ramah, and Asa used them to fortify Geba and Mizpah.
  • Jer 40:6 : 6 So Jeremiah went to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah and stayed with him among the people who were left in the land.
  • Jer 40:10 : 10 As for me, I will stay at Mizpah to represent you before the Chaldeans who come to us. But you must gather wine, summer fruit, and oil, store them in your containers, and live in the cities you have taken over.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 2 Chr 16:4-7
    4 verses
    93%

    4Ben-Hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel. They attacked Ijon, Dan, Abel Maim, and all the storehouse cities of Naphtali.

    5When Baasha heard about it, he stopped fortifying Ramah and ceased his work.

    6Then King Asa mobilized all Judah. They carried away the stones and timber Baasha had used to fortify Ramah, and Asa used them to fortify Geba and Mizpah.

    7At that time, Hanani the seer came to King Asa of Judah and said to him, 'Because you relied on the king of Aram and not on the LORD your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand.'

  • 1 Kgs 15:11-21
    11 verses
    82%

    11Asa did what was right in the sight of the LORD, as his forefather David had done.

    12He expelled the male shrine prostitutes from the land and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.

    13He also removed his mother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a repulsive image for Asherah. Asa cut down her idol and burned it in the Kidron Valley.

    14The high places were not removed, yet Asa’s heart was fully devoted to the LORD all his days.

    15He brought into the house of the LORD the sacred things his father had dedicated, along with his own sacred gifts of silver, gold, and utensils.

    16There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their reigns.

    17Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and fortified Ramah to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the territory of Asa king of Judah.

    18Then Asa took all the silver and gold left in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace and placed them into the hands of his servants. And King Asa sent them to Ben-Hadad son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, the king of Aram, who lived in Damascus, with this message:

    19Let there be a treaty between me and you, as there was between my father and your father. See, I am sending you a gift of silver and gold. Now go, break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel so that he will withdraw from me.

    20Ben-Hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his forces against the cities of Israel, conquering Ijon, Dan, Abel Beth Maacah, and all Kinneroth, as well as all the land of Naphtali.

    21When Baasha heard about it, he stopped building Ramah and moved to Tirzah.

  • 2 Chr 16:1-2
    2 verses
    80%

    1In the thirty-sixth year of Asa's reign, Baasha, the king of Israel, came against Judah and fortified Ramah to prevent anyone from entering or leaving King Asa of Judah.

    2Asa took silver and gold from the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the king's palace and sent them to Ben-Hadad, king of Aram, who resided in Damascus, with this message:

  • 1 Kgs 15:23-24
    2 verses
    75%

    23Now the rest of the acts of Asa, all his might, and everything he did, as well as the cities he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? But in his old age he suffered from a disease in his feet.

    24Then Asa rested with his ancestors and was buried with them in the city of his father David. And his son Jehoshaphat reigned in his place.

  • 2 Chr 15:8-10
    3 verses
    73%

    8When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, removed the detestable idols from the whole land of Judah and Benjamin and from the towns he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. He restored the altar of the LORD that was in front of the LORD’s temple.

    9Then he assembled all Judah and Benjamin and those from Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who had settled among them, for a great number had come over to him from Israel when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.

    10They assembled in Jerusalem in the third month of the fifteenth year of Asa’s reign.

  • 2 Chr 17:2
    73%

    2He stationed troops in all the fortified cities of Judah and placed garrisons in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had captured.

  • 2 Chr 15:15-19
    5 verses
    72%

    15All Judah rejoiced over the oath because they had sworn it wholeheartedly. They sought the LORD eagerly, and He was found by them. So the LORD gave them rest on every side.

    16King Asa also deposed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made an obscene image for Asherah. Asa cut down her obscene image, crushed it, and burned it in the Kidron Valley.

    17Although the high places were not removed from Israel, Asa’s heart was fully devoted to the LORD all his life.

    18He brought into the house of God the silver, gold, and articles that he and his father had dedicated.

    19There was no more war until the thirty-fifth year of Asa’s reign.

  • 1 Kgs 15:8-9
    2 verses
    72%

    8Abijam rested with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David, and his son Asa became king in his place.

    9In the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa became king of Judah.

  • 2 Chr 16:10-11
    2 verses
    71%

    10Asa was angry with the seer and put him in prison because he was enraged over this. At the same time, Asa oppressed some of the people.

    11The events of Asa's reign, from beginning to end, are written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.

  • 1 Kgs 15:32-33
    2 verses
    71%

    32There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their reigns.

    33In the third year of Asa king of Judah, Baasha son of Ahijah became king over all Israel in Tirzah and reigned for twenty-four years.

  • 1 Kgs 15:27-28
    2 verses
    71%

    27Baasha son of Ahijah, from the tribe of Issachar, conspired against Nadab and struck him down at Gibbethon, a Philistine town, while Nadab and all Israel were laying siege to it.

    28Baasha killed Nadab in the third year of Asa king of Judah and reigned in his place.

  • 2 Chr 14:2-3
    2 verses
    71%

    2He removed the foreign altars and the high places, shattered the stone pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles.

    3He commanded Judah to seek the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and to obey the law and the commandment.

  • 2 Chr 14:7-8
    2 verses
    70%

    7Asa had an army of 300,000 men from Judah bearing large shields and spears, and 280,000 men from Benjamin carrying shields and drawing bows. All of them were mighty warriors.

    8Then Zerah the Cushite marched out against them with an army of a million men and 300 chariots, and he came as far as Mareshah.

  • 2 Chr 14:10
    69%

    10Asa called to the Lord his God and said, "Lord, there is no one like You to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, Lord our God, for we rely on You, and in Your name we have come against this vast army. Lord, You are our God; do not let mere humans prevail against You."

  • 1 Chr 22:2
    68%

    2David commanded the gathering of the foreigners who were in the land of Israel, and he appointed stonecutters to prepare dressed stones to build the house of God.

  • 1 Kgs 22:46
    68%

    46The rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, his might, and the wars he waged, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?

  • 1 Kgs 5:18
    68%

    18But now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side; there is neither adversary nor misfortune.

  • 2 Chr 15:2
    68%

    2He went out to meet Asa and said to him, 'Listen to me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin! The LORD is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.'

  • 2 Chr 26:6
    67%

    6He went out to war against the Philistines, broke down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod, and built cities near Ashdod and among the Philistines.

  • 1 Kgs 9:15
    67%

    15This is the account of the forced labor King Solomon conscripted to build the house of the LORD, his own palace, the Millo, the wall of Jerusalem, Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.

  • 2 Kgs 22:6
    67%

    6the carpenters, builders, and masons. It shall also be used to buy timber and quarried stone for repairing the house.

  • 2 Chr 33:14
    67%

    14Afterward, he rebuilt the outer wall of the City of David west of Gihon in the valley, as far as the entrance of the Fish Gate and surrounding the Ophel. He made it much higher. He also placed military commanders in all the fortified cities in Judah.

  • 1 Kgs 16:15
    66%

    15In the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, Zimri reigned in Tirzah for seven days. The army was encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines.