Dual Panel1In the thirty-sixth<7970><8337> year<8141> of Asa's<609> reign<4438> Baasha<1201> king<4428> of Israel<3478> came<5927> up against<5921> Judah<3063> and fortified<1129> Ramah<7414> in order to prevent<1115><5414> anyone from going<3318> out or coming<935> in to Asa<609> king<4428> of Judah<3063>.
2Then Asa<609> brought<3318> out silver<3701> and gold<2091> from the treasuries<214> of the house<1004> of the LORD<3068> and the king's<4428> house<1004>, and sent<7971> them to Ben-hadad<1130> king<4428> of Aram<758>, who lived<3427> in Damascus<1834>, saying<559>,
3"Let there be a treaty<1285> between<996> you and me, as between<996> my father<1> and your father<1>. Behold<2009>, I have sent<7971> you silver<3701> and gold<2091>; go<1980>, break<6565> your treaty<1285> with Baasha<1201> king<4428> of Israel<3478> so that he will withdraw<5927> from me."
4So Ben-hadad<1130> listened<8085> to King<4428> Asa<609> and sent<7971> the commanders<8269> of his armies<2428> against<413> the cities<5892> of Israel<3478>, and they conquered<5221> Ijon<5859>, Dan<1835>, Abel-maim<66> and all<3605> the store<4543> cities<5892> of Naphtali<5321>.
5When Baasha<1201> heard<8085> of it, he ceased<2308> fortifying<1129> Ramah<7414> and stopped<7673> his work<4399>.
6Then King<4428> Asa<609> brought<3947> all<3605> Judah<3063>, and they carried<5375> away the stones<68> of Ramah<7414> and its timber<6086> with which<834> Baasha<1201> had been building<1129>, and with them he fortified<1129> Geba<1387> and Mizpah<4709>.
7At that time<6256> Hanani<2607> the seer<7203> came<935> to Asa<609> king<4428> of Judah<3063> and said<559> to him, "Because you have relied<8172> on the king<4428> of Aram<758> and have not relied<8172> on the LORD<3068> your God<430>, therefore<5921><3651> the army<2428> of the king<4428> of Aram<758> has escaped<4422> out of your hand<3027>.
8"Were not the Ethiopians<3569> and the Lubim<3864> an immense<7230> army<2428> with very<3966> many<7235> chariots<7393> and horsemen<6571>? Yet because you relied<8172> on the LORD<3068>, He delivered<5414> them into your hand<3027>.
9"For the eyes<5869> of the LORD<3068> move<7751> to and fro<7751> throughout<3605> the earth<776> that He may strongly<2388> support<2388> those whose heart<3824> is completely<8003> His. You have acted<5528> foolishly<5528> in this<2088>. Indeed<3588>, from now<6258> on you will surely have<3426> wars<4421>."
10Then Asa<609> was angry<3707> with the seer<7203> and put<5414> him in prison<1004><4115>, for he was enraged<2197> at him for this<2088>. And Asa<609> oppressed<7533> some<4480> of the people<5971> at the same<1931> time<6256>.
11Now<2009>, the acts<1697> of Asa<609> from first<7223> to last<314>, behold<2009>, they are written<3789> in the Book<5612> of the Kings<4428> of Judah<3063> and Israel<3478>.
12In the thirty-ninth<7970><8672> year<8141> of his reign<4438> Asa<609> became<2456> diseased<2456> in his feet<7272>. His disease<2483> was severe<4605>, yet even<1571> in his disease<2483> he did not seek<1875> the LORD<3068>, but the physicians<7495>.
13So Asa<609> slept<7901> with his fathers<1>, having died<4191> in the forty-first<705><259> year<8141> of his reign<4427>.
14They buried<6912> him in his own tomb<6913> which<834> he had cut<3738> out for himself in the city<5892> of David<1732>, and they laid<7901> him in the resting<4904> place<4904> which<834> he had filled<4390> with spices<1314> of various kinds<2177> blended<7543> by the perfumers'<4842><7543> art<4639>; and they made<8313> a very<5704><3966> great<1419> fire<8316> for him.