BRAGADAYJAH 1034
King Asa’s pact with the King of Syria.
Then Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and built
Raamah to prevent any to go out from or come in to Asa king of Judah. So then
King Asa took all of the silver and the gold from the house of the Lord and the
treasuries of the king’s house, and delivered them into the hands of his
servants, and sent them to Benhadad the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion,
king of Syria and reminded him of the league between their fathers, and told
him that he had sent him silver and gold, that he may break the pact he the
king of Syria had made with his enemy Baasha king of Israel. So king Benhadad accepted
king Asa’s gifts, and complied with the king’s request, and sent the captains
of his hosts against Israel, and smote the cities of Ijon, Dan, Abelbethmaachah
and all the land of Naphtali. And it happened that when Baasha heard what had
happened to his cities, he left off building Raamah and dwelt in Tirzah. Then
King Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah that without exception, all
would set about taking away the stones and the timber at Raamah which Baasha
had erected, and used the stones and the timber to build the city of Geba of
Benjamin of Mizpah.
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