5When Baasha heard this, he stopped building Ramah and abandoned his work.
5When Baasha heard this, he stopped building Ramah and abandoned his work.
2 Asa then took the silver and gold out of the treasuries of the Lord 's temple and of his own palace and sent it to Ben- Hadad king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus.
3 "Let there be a treaty between me and you," he said, "as there was between my father and your father. See, I am sending you silver and gold. Now break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel so he will withdraw from me."
4 Ben-Hadad agreed with King Asa and sent the commanders of his forces against the towns of Israel. They conquered Ijon, Dan, Abel Maim and all the store cities of Naphtali.
5 When Baasha heard this, he stopped building Ramah and abandoned his work.
6 Then King Asa brought all the men of Judah, and they carried away from Ramah the stones and timber Baasha had been using. With them he built up Geba and Mizpah.
7 At that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king 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.
16:5And it came to pass, when Baasha heard [it,] that he left off building of Ramah, and let his work cease.
16:5And when Baasa heard of it, he left off the building of Rama, and interrupted his work.
16:5And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building Ramah, and let his work cease.
16:5And it came to pass when Baasha heard of it, that he left off building Ramah, and let his work cease.
16:5And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building of Ramah, and let his work cease.
16:5And it came to pass, when Baasha heard it, that he left off the building of Ramah, and let his work cease.
16:5It happened, when Baasha heard of it, that he left off building Ramah, and let his work cease.
16:5And it cometh to pass, at Baasha's hearing, that he ceaseth from building Ramah, and letteth his work rest;
16:5And it came to pass, when Baasha heard it, that he left off building of Ramah, and let his work cease.