1 Kings 15:22

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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.

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  • Josh 21:17 : 17 From the tribe of Benjamin they assigned Gibeon, Geba,
  • Josh 18:24 : 24 Kephar Ammoni, Ophni, and Geba– a total of twelve cities and their towns.
  • Josh 18:26 : 26 Mizpah, Kephirah, Mozah,
  • 1 Sam 7:5 : 5 Then Samuel said,“Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to the LORD on your behalf.”
  • 2 Chr 16:6 : 6 King Asa ordered all the men of Judah to carry away the stones and wood that Baasha had used to build Ramah. He used the materials to build up Geba and Mizpah.
  • Jer 40:6 : 6 So Jeremiah went to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah and lived there with him. He stayed there to live among the people who had been left in the land of Judah.
  • Jer 40:10 : 10 I for my part will stay at Mizpah to represent you before the Babylonians whenever they come to us. You for your part go ahead and harvest the wine, the dates, the figs, and the olive oil, and store them in jars. Go ahead and settle down in the towns that you have taken over.”

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  • 2 Chr 16:4-7
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    4Ben Hadad accepted King Asa’s offer and ordered his army commanders to attack the cities of Israel. They conquered Ijon, Dan, Abel Maim, and all the storage cities of Naphtali.

    5When Baasha heard the news, he stopped fortifying Ramah and abandoned the project.

    6King Asa ordered all the men of Judah to carry away the stones and wood that Baasha had used to build Ramah. He used the materials to build up Geba and Mizpah.

    7At that time Hanani the prophet visited King Asa of Judah and said to him:“Because you relied on the king of Syria and did not rely on the LORD your God, the army of the king of Syria has escaped from your hand.

  • 1 Kgs 15:11-21
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    11Asa did what the LORD approved like his ancestor David had done.

    12He removed the male cultic prostitutes from the land and got rid of all the disgusting idols his ancestors had made.

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

    14The high places were not eliminated, yet Asa was wholeheartedly devoted to the LORD throughout his lifetime.

    15He brought the holy items that he and his father had made into the LORD’s temple, including the silver, gold, and other articles.

    16Now Asa and King Baasha of Israel were continually at war with each other.

    17King Baasha of Israel attacked Judah and established Ramah as a military outpost to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the land of King Asa of Judah.

    18Asa took all the silver and gold that was left in the treasuries of the LORD’s temple and of the royal palace and handed it to his servants. He then told them to deliver it to Ben Hadad son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, ruler in Damascus, along with this message:

    19“I want to make a treaty with you, like the one our fathers made. See, I have sent you silver and gold as a present. Break your treaty with King Baasha of Israel, so he will retreat from my land.”

    20Ben Hadad accepted King Asa’s offer and ordered his army commanders to attack the cities of Israel. They conquered Ijon, Dan, Abel Beth Maacah, and all the territory of Naphtali, including the region of Kinnereth.

    21When Baasha heard the news, he stopped fortifying Ramah and settled down in Tirzah.

  • 2 Chr 16:1-2
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    1In the thirty-sixth year of Asa’s reign, King Baasha of Israel attacked Judah, and he established Ramah as a military outpost to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the land of King Asa of Judah.

    2Asa took all the silver and gold that was left in the treasuries of the LORD’s temple and of the royal palace and sent it to King Ben Hadad of Syria, ruler in Damascus, along with this message:

  • 1 Kgs 15:23-24
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    23The rest of the events of Asa’s reign, including all his successes and accomplishments, as well as a record of the cities he built, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Judah. Yet when he was very old he developed a foot disease.

    24Asa passed away and was buried with his ancestors in the city of his ancestor David. His son Jehoshaphat replaced him as king.

  • 2 Chr 15:8-10
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    8When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he was encouraged. He removed the detestable idols from the entire land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities he had seized in the Ephraimite hill country. He repaired the altar of the LORD in front of the porch of the LORD’s temple.

    9He assembled all Judah and Benjamin, as well as the settlers from Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who had come to live with them. Many people from Israel had come there to live 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
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    2He placed troops in all of Judah’s fortified cities and posted garrisons throughout the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had seized.

  • 2 Chr 15:15-19
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    15All Judah was happy about the oath, because they made the vow with their whole heart. They willingly sought the LORD and he responded to them. He made them secure on every side.

    16King Asa also removed Maacah his grandmother from her position as queen mother because she had made a loathsome Asherah pole. Asa cut down her loathsome pole and crushed and burned it in the Kidron Valley.

    17The high places were not eliminated from Israel, yet Asa was wholeheartedly devoted to the LORD throughout his lifetime.

    18He brought the holy items that his father and he had made into God’s temple, including the silver, gold, and other articles.

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

  • 1 Kgs 15:8-9
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    8Abijah passed away and was buried in the City of David. His son Asa replaced him as king.

    9Asa’s Reign over Judah In the twentieth year of Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Asa became the king of Judah.

  • 2 Chr 16:10-11
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    10Asa was so angry at the prophet, he put him in jail. Asa also oppressed some of the people at that time.

    11Asa’s Reign Ends The events of Asa’s reign, from start to finish, are recorded in the Scroll of the Kings of Judah and Israel.

  • 1 Kgs 15:32-33
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    32Asa and King Baasha of Israel were continually at war with each other.

    33Baasha’s Reign over Israel In the third year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Baasha son of Ahijah became king over all Israel in Tirzah; he ruled for twenty-four years.

  • 1 Kgs 15:27-28
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    27Baasha son of Ahijah, from the tribe of Issachar, conspired against Nadab and assassinated him in Gibbethon, which was in Philistine territory. This happened while Nadab and all the Israelite army were besieging Gibbethon.

    28Baasha killed him in the third year of Asa’s reign over Judah and replaced him as king.

  • 2 Chr 14:2-3
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    2Asa’s Religious and Military Accomplishments(14:1) Asa did what the LORD his God desired and approved.

    3He removed the pagan altars and the high places, smashed the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles.

  • 2 Chr 14:7-8
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    7He said to the people of Judah:“Let’s build these cities and fortify them with walls, towers, and barred gates. The land remains ours because we have followed the LORD our God; we have followed him, and he has made us secure on all sides.” So they built the cities and prospered.

    8Asa had an army of 300,000 men from Judah, equipped with large shields and spears. He also had 280,000 men from Benjamin who carried small shields and were adept archers; they were all skilled warriors.

  • 2 Chr 14:10
    69%

    10and Asa went out to oppose him. They deployed for battle in the Valley of Zephathah near Mareshah.

  • 1 Chr 22:2
    68%

    2David Orders a Temple to Be Built David ordered the resident foreigners in the land of Israel to be called together. He appointed some of them to be stonecutters to chisel stones for the building of God’s temple.

  • 1 Kgs 22:46
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    46He removed from the land any male cultic prostitutes who had managed to survive the reign of his father Asa.

  • 1 Kgs 5:18
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    18Solomon’s and Hiram’s construction workers, along with men from Byblos, did the chiseling and prepared the wood and stones for the building of the temple.

  • 2 Chr 15:2
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    2He met Asa and told him,“Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin! The LORD is with you when you are loyal to him. If you seek him, he will respond to you, but if you reject him, he will reject you.

  • 2 Chr 26:6
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    6Uzziah attacked the Philistines and broke down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod. He built cities in the region of Ashdod and throughout Philistine territory.

  • 1 Kgs 9:15
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    15Here are the details concerning the work crews King Solomon conscripted to build the LORD’s temple, his palace, the terrace, the wall of Jerusalem, and the cities of Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.

  • 2 Kgs 22:6
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    6including craftsmen, builders, and masons, and should buy wood and chiseled stone for the repair work.

  • 2 Chr 33:14
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    14After this Manasseh built up the outer wall of the City of David on the west side of the Gihon in the valley to the entrance of the Fish Gate and all around the terrace; he made it much higher. He placed army officers in all the fortified cities in Judah.

  • 1 Kgs 16:15
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    15Zimri’s Reign over Israel In the twenty-seventh year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Zimri became king over Israel; he ruled for seven days in Tirzah. Zimri’s revolt took place while the army was deployed in Gibbethon, which was in Philistine territory.