When Baasha learned of this, he stopped fortifying Ramah and withdrew to Tirzah.
Parallel translations
- WEB When Baasha heard of it, he stopped building Ramah, and lived in Tirzah.
- KJV And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.
- NKJV Now it happened, when Baasha heard it, that he stopped building Ramah, and remained in Tirzah.
- NASB When Baasha heard about it, he stopped fortifying Ramah and remained in Tirzah.
- NLT As soon as Baasha of Israel heard what was happening, he abandoned his project of fortifying Ramah and withdrew to Tirzah.
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Quick answer
Hearing of the Syrian attack, Baasha stops building Ramah and withdraws to Tirzah. The threat to Judah is lifted.
Overview
Baasha abandons his blockade to defend his northern territory against Aram. Asa's diplomatic gambit achieves its aim of removing the pressure on the border. The retreat sets up Asa's reuse of Ramah's materials in the next verse.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- 1 Kgs 14:17Then Jeroboam’s wife got up and departed for Tirzah, and as soon as she stepped over the threshold of the house, the boy died.
- 1 Kgs 16:15–18In the twenty-seventh year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Zimri reigned in Tirzah for seven days. Now the troops were encamped against Gibbethon of the Philistines,
- Song 6:4You are as beautiful, my darling, as Tirzah, as lovely as Jerusalem, as majestic as troops with banners.
- 1 Kgs 15:17Baasha king of Israel went to war against Judah and fortified Ramah to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the territory of Asa king of Judah.
- 2 Chr 16:5When Baasha learned of this, he stopped fortifying Ramah and abandoned his work.
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