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1 Kings 15:16-22

16AndtherewasH1961warוּמִלְחָמָ֨הu.mil.cha.MahH4421betweenAsaאָסָ֗א'a.Sa'H609andBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֥אba'.Sha'H1201kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478alltheirdaysיְמֵיהֶֽם׃ye.mei.HemH3117.

17AndBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֤אba'.Sha'H1201kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478cameH935upagainstJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,andbuiltH1129Ramahהָרָמָ֑הha.ra.MahH7414,inordertoletnonegoH3318outorcomeH935intoAsaלְאָסָ֖אle.'a.Sa'H609kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

18AndAsaאָ֠סָא'A.sa'H609tookH3947allthesilverהַכֶּ֨סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701andthegoldוְהַזָּהָ֜בve.ha.za.HavH2091thatwereleftH3498inthetreasuresH214ofthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofJehovah,andinthetreasuresH214oftheking'shouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,andgaveH5414themintothehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofhisservantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650;andkingH4428Asaאָסָ֗א'a.Sa'H609sentH7971themtoBen-HadadH1130,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofTabrimmon,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHezion,kingH4428ofSyria,whodweltH3427atDamascusבְּדַמֶּ֖שֶׂקbe.da.Me.sekH1834,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

19Thereisaleaguebetweenmeandthee, [as]betweenmyfatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1andthyfatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1;behold,Isendשָׁלַ֨חְתִּֽיsha.Lach.tiH7971theeapresentofsilverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701andgoldוְזָהָ֔בve.za.HavH2091:goוְיַעֲלֶ֖הve.ya.'a.LehH5927,breakהָפֵ֗רָהha.Fe.rahH6565thyleaguewithBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֣אba'.Sha'H1201kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thathemaydepartfromme.

20AndBen-HadadH1130hearkenedtokingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Asaאָסָ֗א'a.Sa'H609,andsentH7971thecaptainsofhisforcesagainstthecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andsmoteIjonעִיּ֣וֹןi.YonH5859,andDanדָּ֔ןDanH1835,andAbel-Beth-Maachah,andallKinneroth,withallthelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofNaphtaliנַפְתָּלִֽי׃naf.ta.LiH5321.

21AnditcametopasswhenBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֔אba'.Sha'H1201heardH8085ofit,thatheleftoffbuildingמִבְּנ֖וֹתmi.be.NotH1129Ramahהָֽרָמָ֑הha.ra.MahH7414,anddweltH3427inTirzahבְּתִרְצָֽה׃be.tir.TzahH8656.

22Andkingוְהַמֶּ֨לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Asaאָסָ֜א'a.Sa'H609called togetherallJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063:nonewasexempted;andtheycarriedH5375awayH5375thestonesH68andthetimberfromRamahהָֽרָמָה֙ha.ra.MahH7414,withwhichBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֑אba'.Sha'H1201hadbeenbuildingH1129;andkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Asaאָסָ֔א'a.Sa'H609builtH1129withthemGebaגֶּ֥בַעGe.va'H1387ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֖ןbin.ya.MinH1144,andMizpahהַמִּצְפָּֽה׃ha.mitz.PahH4709.

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