5And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building of Ramah, and let his work cease.


In Context

2 Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king's house, and sent to Ben-hadad king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,

3 There is a league between me and thee, as there was between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent thee silver and gold; go, break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.

4 And Ben-hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel-maim, and all the store cities of Naphtali.

5 And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building of Ramah, and let his work cease.

6 Then Asa the king took all Judah; and they carried away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and he built therewith Geba and Mizpah.

7 And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said unto him, Because thou hast relied on the king of Syria, and hast not relied on the LORD thy God, therefore is the host of the king of Syria escaped out of thine hand.

2 Chronicles 16:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:5And it came to pass, when Baasha heard [it,] that he left off building of Ramah, and let his work cease.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

16:5When Baasha heard this, he stopped building Ramah and abandoned his work.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

16:5And when Baasa heard of it, he left off the building of Rama, and interrupted his work.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

16:5And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building Ramah, and let his work cease.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:5And it came to pass when Baasha heard of it, that he left off building Ramah, and let his work cease.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:5And it came to pass, when Baasha heard it, that he left off the building of Ramah, and let his work cease.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:5It happened, when Baasha heard of it, that he left off building Ramah, and let his work cease.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

16:5And it cometh to pass, at Baasha's hearing, that he ceaseth from building Ramah, and letteth his work rest;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:5And it came to pass, when Baasha heard it, that he left off building of Ramah, and let his work cease.