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1 Kings 15:17 KJV
1 Kings · chapter 15 · verse 17 · King James Version
And Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not suffer any to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.1 Kings 15:17 · King James Version
1 Kings 15:17 in context
15And he brought in the things which his father had dedicated, and the things which himself had dedicated, into the house of the LORD, silver, and gold, and vessels.
16And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.
17And Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not suffer any to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.
18Then 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, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,
19There is a league between me and thee, and between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent unto thee a present of silver and gold; come and break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.
Key words (Strong's)
- BaashaBaʻshâʼBasha, a king of IsraelH1201 →
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
- suffernâthanto give, used with greatest latitude of applicationH5414 →
- JudahYᵉhûwdâhJehudah , the name of five IsraelitesH3063 →
- builtbânâhto buildH1129 →
- RamahRâmâhRamah, the name of four places in PalestineH7414 →
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