<vn='1'>In the <sn="8337">six</s> and <sn="7970">thirtieth</s><sn="8141">year</s> of the <sn="4438">reign</s> of <sn="609">Asa</s><sn="1201">Baasha</s><sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s> came <sn="5927">up</s><sn="5921">against</s><sn="3063">Judah</s>, and <sn="1129">built</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="7414">Ramah</s>, to the intent that he might <sn="5414">let</s><sn="1115">none</s> go <sn="3318">out</s> or come <sn="935">in</s> to <sn="609">Asa</s><sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="3063">Judah</s>. </v>
<vn='2'>Then <sn="609">Asa</s> brought <sn="3318">out</s><sn="3701">silver</s> and <sn="2091">gold</s> out of the <sn="4480 214">treasures</s> of the <sn="1004">house</s> of the <sn="3068">LORD</s> and of the <sn="4428">king</s> 's <sn="1004">house</s>, and <sn="7971">sent</s><sn="413">to</s><sn="1130">Ben</s> -hadad <sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="758">Syria</s>, that <sn="3427">dwelt</s> at <sn="1834">Damascus</s>, <sn="559">saying</s>, </v>
<vn='3'> There is a <sn="1285">league</s><sn="996">between</s> me and thee, as there was <sn="996">between</s> my <sn="1">father</s> and thy <sn="1">father</s>: <sn="2009">behold</s>, I have <sn="7971">sent</s> thee <sn="3701">silver</s> and <sn="2091">gold</s>; <sn="1980">go</s>, <sn="6565">break</s> thy <sn="1285">league</s><sn="854">with</s><sn="1201">Baasha</s><sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s>, that he may <sn="5927">depart</s><sn="4480 5921">from</s> me. </v>
<vn='4'>And <sn="1130">Ben</s> -hadad <sn="8085">hearkened</s><sn="413">unto</s><sn="4428">king</s><sn="609">Asa</s>, and <sn="7971">sent</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="8269">captains</s> of <sn="834">his</s><sn="2428">armies</s><sn="413">against</s> the <sn="5892">cities</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s>; and they <sn="5221">smote</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="5859">Ijon</s>, and <sn="1835">Dan</s>, and <sn="66">Abel</s> -maim, and <sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="4543">store</s><sn="5892">cities</s> of <sn="5321">Naphtali</s>. </v>
<vn='5'>And it came to <sn="1961">pass</s>, when <sn="1201">Baasha</s><sn="8085">heard</s> it, that he left <sn="2308">off</s><sn="4480 1129">building</s><sn="*853"></s> of <sn="7414">Ramah</s>, and let <sn="*853"></s> his <sn="4399">work</s><sn="7673">cease</s>. </v>
<vn='6'>Then <sn="609">Asa</s> the <sn="4428">king</s><sn="3947">took</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="3605">all</s><sn="3063">Judah</s>; and they carried <sn="5375">away</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="68">stones</s> of <sn="7414">Ramah</s>, and the <sn="6086">timber</s> thereof, <sn="834">wherewith</s><sn="1201">Baasha</s> was <sn="1129">building</s>; and he <sn="1129">built</s> therewith <sn="*853"></s><sn="1387">Geba</s> and <sn="4709">Mizpah</s>. </v>
<vn='7'>And at <sn="1931">that</s><sn="6256">time</s><sn="2607">Hanani</s> the <sn="7203">seer</s><sn="935">came</s><sn="413">to</s><sn="609">Asa</s><sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="3063">Judah</s>, and <sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s> him, Because thou hast <sn="8172">relied</s><sn="5921">on</s> the <sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="758">Syria</s>, and <sn="3808">not</s><sn="8172">relied</s><sn="5921">on</s> the <sn="3068">LORD</s> thy <sn="430">God</s>, <sn="5921 3651">therefore</s> is the <sn="2428">host</s> of the <sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="758">Syria</s><sn="4422">escaped</s> out of thine <sn="4480 3027">hand</s>. </v>
<vn='8'><sn="1961">Were</s><sn="3808">not</s> the <sn="3569">Ethiopians</s> and the <sn="3864">Lubims</s> a <sn="7230">huge</s><sn="2428">host</s>, with <sn="3966">very</s><sn="7235">many</s><sn="7393">chariots</s> and <sn="6571">horsemen</s>? yet, because thou didst <sn="8172">rely</s><sn="5921">on</s> the <sn="3068">LORD</s>, he <sn="5414">delivered</s> them into thine <sn="3027">hand</s>. </v>
<vn='9'><sn="3588">For</s> the <sn="5869">eyes</s> of the <sn="3068">LORD</s> run to and <sn="7751">fro</s> throughout the <sn="3605">whole</s><sn="776">earth</s>, to show himself <sn="2388">strong</s> in the behalf <sn="5973">of</s> them whose <sn="3824">heart</s> is <sn="8003">perfect</s><sn="413">toward</s> him. <sn="5921 2063">Herein</s> thou hast done <sn="5528">foolishly</s>: <sn="3588">therefore</s> from <sn="4480 6258">henceforth</s> thou shalt <sn="3426">have</s><sn="4421">wars</s>. </v>
<vn='10'>Then <sn="609">Asa</s> was <sn="3707">wroth</s><sn="413">with</s> the <sn="7203">seer</s>, and <sn="5414">put</s> him in a <sn="4115">prison</s><sn="1004">house</s>; <sn="3588">for</s> he was in a <sn="2197">rage</s><sn="5973">with</s> him because <sn="5921">of</s><sn="2063">this</s> thing. And <sn="609">Asa</s><sn="7533">oppressed</s> some <sn="4480">of</s> the <sn="5971">people</s> the <sn="1931">same</s><sn="6256">time</s>. </v>
<vn='11'>And, <sn="2009">behold</s>, the <sn="1697">acts</s> of <sn="609">Asa</s>, <sn="7223">first</s> and <sn="314">last</s>, <sn="2009">lo</s>, they are <sn="3789">written</s><sn="5921">in</s> the <sn="5612">book</s> of the <sn="4428">kings</s> of <sn="3063">Judah</s> and <sn="3478">Israel</s>. </v>
<vn='12'>And <sn="609">Asa</s> in the <sn="7970">thirty</s> and <sn="8672">ninth</s><sn="8141">year</s> of his <sn="4438">reign</s> was <sn="2456">diseased</s> in his <sn="7272">feet</s>, <sn="5704">until</s> his <sn="2483">disease</s> was <sn="4605">exceeding</s> great: <sn="1571">yet</s> in his <sn="2483">disease</s> he <sn="1875">sought</s><sn="3808">not</s><sn="*853"></s> to the <sn="3068">LORD</s>, <sn="3588">but</s> to the <sn="7495">physicians</s>. </v>
<vn='13'>And <sn="609">Asa</s><sn="7901">slept</s><sn="5973">with</s> his <sn="1">fathers</s>, and <sn="4191">died</s> in the <sn="259">one</s> and <sn="705">fortieth</s><sn="8141">year</s> of his <sn="4427">reign</s>. </v>
<vn='14'>And they <sn="6912">buried</s> him in his own <sn="6913">sepulchers</s>, <sn="834">which</s> he had <sn="3738">made</s> for himself in the <sn="5892">city</s> of <sn="1732">David</s>, and <sn="7901">laid</s> him in the <sn="4904">bed</s><sn="834">which</s> was <sn="4390">filled</s> with sweet <sn="1314">odors</s> and divers <sn="2177">kinds</s> of spices prepared by the apothecaries' <sn="7543 4842 4639">art</s>: and they <sn="8313">made</s> a <sn="5704 3966">very</s><sn="1419">great</s><sn="8316">burning</s> for him. </v>