2 Chronicles 16:2–9

²Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of the Lord and of the king’s house, and sent to Ben-hadad king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying, ³There is a league between me and thee, as there was between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent thee silver and gold; go, break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me. ⁴And Ben-hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they smote Ijon, and Dan, and ^cAbel-maim, and all ^dthe store cities of Naphtali. ⁵And it came to pass, when Baasha heard it, that he left off building of Ramah, and let his work cease. ⁶Then Asa the king took all Judah; and they carried away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha was a building; and he built therewith Geba and Mizpah.

⁷And at that time ^eHanani ^fthe seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said unto him, ^gBecause thou hast ^hrelied on the king of Syria, and not relied on the Lord thy God, therefore is the host of the king of Syria escaped out of thine hand. ⁸Were not ^ijthe Ethiopians and ^jthe Lubims a huge host, with very many chariots and horsemen? yet, because thou didst rely on the Lord, ^khe delivered them into thine hand. ⁹For ^lthe eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose ^mheart is perfect towards him. Herein ⁿthou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth ^othou shalt have wars.