1 Kings 15:22

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.

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  • 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.

  • 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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then king{H4428} Asa{H609} made a proclamation{H8085} unto all Judah;{H3063} none was exempted:{H5355} and they carried{H5375} away the stones{H68} of Ramah,{H7414} and the timber{H6086} thereof, wherewith Baasha{H1201} had builded;{H1129} and king{H4428} Asa{H609} built{H1129} therewith Geba{H1387} of Benjamin,{H1144} and Mizpah.{H4709}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then king{H4428} Asa{H609} made a proclamation{H8085}{(H8689)} throughout all Judah{H3063}; none was exempted{H5355}: and they took{H5375}{(H8799)} away the stones{H68} of Ramah{H7414}, and the timber{H6086} thereof, wherewith Baasha{H1201} had builded{H1129}{(H8804)}; and king{H4428} Asa{H609} built{H1129}{(H8799)} with them Geba{H1387} of Benjamin{H1144}, and Mizpah{H4709}.

  • 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 And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its suburbs, Geba with its suburbs,
  • Josh 18:24 : 24 Chepharhaammonai, Ophni, Gaba—twelve cities with their villages:
  • Josh 18:26 : 26 Mizpeh, Chephirah, Mozah,
  • 1 Sam 7:5 : 5 And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray for you to the LORD.
  • 2 Chr 16:6 : 6 Then King Asa took all Judah; and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timber thereof, with which Baasha was building; and he built with them Geba and Mizpah.
  • Jer 40:6 : 6 Then Jeremiah went to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and dwelt with him among the people who were left in the land.
  • Jer 40:10 : 10 As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah to serve the Chaldeans, who will come to us: but you, gather wine, and summer fruits, and oil, and put them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that you have taken.

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%

    4 And Benhadad listened to King Asa, and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they struck down Ijon, Dan, Abelmaim, and all the store cities of Naphtali.

    5 And it happened, when Baasha heard it, that he stopped building Ramah, and ceased his work.

    6 Then King Asa took all Judah; and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timber thereof, with which Baasha was building; and he built with them Geba and Mizpah.

    7 And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said to him, Because you have relied on the king of Syria, and not relied on the LORD your God, therefore the army of the king of Syria has escaped from your hand.

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

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

    12 He took away the sodomites from the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.

    13 Also, he removed Maachah his mother from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove; Asa destroyed her idol and burned it by the brook Kidron.

    14 But the high places were not removed; nevertheless, Asa's heart was perfect with the LORD all his days.

    15 He brought into the house of the LORD the things his father had dedicated, and the things he himself had dedicated, silver, gold, and vessels.

    16 There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.

    17 Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and built Ramah, that he might not allow anyone to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.

    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, who dwelt at Damascus, saying,

    19 There is a treaty between you and me, and between my father and your father. Behold, I have sent you a present of silver and gold; come and break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.

    20 So Benhadad listened to King Asa, and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, and struck Ijon, Dan, Abel Beth Maachah, and all Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.

    21 And it came to pass, when Baasha heard of it, he stopped building Ramah, and stayed in Tirzah.

  • 2 Chr 16:1-2
    2 verses
    80%

    1 In the thirty-sixth year of the reign of Asa, Baasha king of Israel came against Judah and built Ramah, to prevent anyone from going out or coming in to Asa king of Judah.

    2 Then Asa brought out silver and gold from the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king's house, and sent them to Benhadad king of Syria, who lived at Damascus, saying,

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

    23 The rest of all the acts of Asa, all his might, all he did, and the cities he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? Yet in his old age, he was diseased in his feet.

    24 Asa slept with his fathers; he was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father, and Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place.

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

    8 And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage and removed the abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from mount Ephraim, and renewed the altar of the LORD, that was before the porch of the LORD.

    9 And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and the strangers with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon, for they joined him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.

    10 So they gathered together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.

  • 2 Chr 17:2
    73%

    2 And he placed forces in all the fortified cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.

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

    15 And all Judah rejoiced at the oath, for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought Him with their whole desire; and He was found by them: and the LORD gave them rest all around.

    16 And also concerning Maachah, the mother of Asa the king, he removed her from being queen because she had made an idol in a grove: and Asa cut down her idol, and crushed it, and burned it at the brook Kidron.

    17 But the high places were not taken away out of Israel; nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.

    18 And he brought into the house of God the things that his father had dedicated, and that he himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels.

    19 And there was no more war until the thirty-fifth year of the reign of Asa.

  • 1 Kgs 15:8-9
    2 verses
    72%

    8 Abijam slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David. And Asa his son reigned in his place.

    9 In the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa began to reign over Judah.

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

    10 Then Asa was angry with the seer, and put him in prison; for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. And Asa oppressed some of the people at the same time.

    11 And behold, the acts of Asa, first and last, indeed, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.

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

    32 There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.

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

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

    27 Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him, and Baasha struck him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines, for Nadab and all Israel were besieging Gibbethon.

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

  • 2 Chr 14:2-3
    2 verses
    71%

    2 And Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God.

    3 For he took away the altars of the foreign gods, and the high places, and broke down the images, and cut down the groves.

  • 2 Chr 14:7-8
    2 verses
    70%

    7 Therefore he said to Judah, 'Let us build these cities, and make walls around them, with towers, gates, and bars, while the land is yet at peace; because we have sought the LORD our God, we have sought Him, and He has given us rest on every side.' So they built and prospered.

    8 And Asa had an army of men who carried shields and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, those who carried shields and drew bows, two hundred and eighty thousand: all these were mighty men of valor.

  • 2 Chr 14:10
    69%

    10 Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.

  • 1 Chr 22:2
    68%

    2 And David commanded to gather together the foreigners who were in the land of Israel; and he appointed masons to cut hewn stones to build the house of God.

  • 1 Kgs 22:46
    68%

    46 And the rest of the sodomites, who remained in the days of his father Asa, he took out of the land.

  • 1 Kgs 5:18
    68%

    18 And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders and the stonecutters quarried them; so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.

  • 2 Chr 15:2
    68%

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

  • 2 Chr 26:6
    67%

    6 And he went out and fought against the Philistines, breaking down the wall of Gath, the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod, and built cities around Ashdod among the Philistines.

  • 1 Kgs 9:15
    67%

    15 This is the reason for the levy which king Solomon raised; to build the house of the LORD, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.

  • 2 Kgs 22:6
    67%

    6 To carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber and cut stone to repair the house.

  • 2 Chr 33:14
    67%

    14 After this, he built a wall outside the city of David on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, reaching the entrance of the Fish Gate, and encircled Ophel, raising it to a great height, and put commanders of war in all the fortified cities of Judah.

  • 1 Kgs 16:15
    66%

    15 In the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, Zimri reigned seven days in Tirzah. Now the troops were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines.