1 Kings 15:16–22

¹⁶There was war between Asa and King Baasha of Israel throughout their reigns.^{s 17}Israel’s King Baasha went to war against Judah.^t He built Ramah^u in order to keep anyone from leaving or coming to King Asa of Judah. ¹⁸So Asa withdrew all the silver and gold that remained in the treasuries of the Lord’s temple^v and the treasuries of the royal palace and gave it to his servants. Then King Asa sent them to Ben-hadad^w son of Tabrimmon son of Hezion king of Aram who lived in Damascus,^x saying, ¹⁹“There is a treaty between me and you, between my father and your father.^y Look, I have sent you a gift of silver and gold. Go and break your treaty with King Baasha of Israel^z so that he will withdraw from me.”

²⁰Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel. He attacked Ijon,^aa Dan,^ab Abel-beth-maacah,^ac all Chinnereth,^ad and the whole land of Naphtali.^{ae 21}When Baasha heard about it, he quit building Ramah and stayed in Tirzah.^{af 22}Then King Asa gave a command to everyone without exception in Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had built it with. Then King Asa built Geba^ag of Benjamin and Mizpah^ah with them.