1 Kings 15:16–22

¹⁶And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days. ¹⁷And ^sBaasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built ^tRamah, ^uthat 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 ^vthat 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 ^wBen-hadad, the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at ^xDamascus, saying, ¹⁹There is a league between me and thee, and between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent unto thee a ^ypresent of silver and gold; come and break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me. ²⁰So Ben-hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of the hosts which he had against the cities of Israel, and smote ^zIjon, and ^aDan, and ^bAbel-beth-maachah, and all ^cCinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali. ²¹And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building of ^tRamah, and dwelt in ^dTirzah. ²²Then king Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none was exempted: and they took away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and king Asa built with them ^eGeba of Benjamin, and ^fMizpah.