2Chronicles:16
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In the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah ,
and built Ramah ,
to the intent that he might let none go out or come in to Asa king of Judah .
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Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the kings house ,
and sent to Benhadad Ben-Hadad #
king of Syria ,
that dwelt at Damascus ,
saying ,
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There 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 Yisra #
el #,
that he may depart from me .
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And Benhadad Ben-Hadad #
hearkened unto king Asa ,
and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel Yisra #
el #;
and they smote Ijon ,
and Dan ,
and Abelmaim #
Abel ,
and all the store cities of Naphtali .
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And it came to pass ,
when Baasha heard it ,
that he left off building of Ramah ,
and let his work cease .
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Then Asa the king took all Judah ;
and they carried away the stones of Ramah ,
and the timber thereof ,
wherewith Baasha was building ;
and he built therewith Geba and Mizpah .
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And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah ,
and said unto him ,
Because thou hast relied 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 .
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Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubims a huge host ,
with very many chariots and horsemen ?
yet ,
because thou didst rely on the LORD ,
he delivered them into thine hand .
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For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth ,
to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him .
Herein thou hast done foolishly :
therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars .
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Then Asa was wroth with the seer ,
and put him in a prison house ;
for he was in a rage with him because of this thing .
And Asa oppressed some of the people the same time .
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And ,
behold ,
the acts of Asa ,
first and last ,
lo ,
they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel Yisra #
el #.
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And Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet ,
until his disease was exceeding great :
yet in his disease he sought not to the LORD ,
but to the physicians .
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And Asa slept with his fathers ,
and died in the one and fortieth #
arba #
iym #
year of his reign .
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And they buried him in his own sepulchres ,
which he had made for himself in the city of David ,
and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odours and divers kinds of spices prepared by the apothecaries art ma #
aseh #:
and they made a very great burning for him .