1 Kings 15:22

1 Kings 15:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then king Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none was exempted: and they took away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and king Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.
• New International Version (NIV)Then King Asa issued an order to all Judah—no one was exempt—and they carried away from Ramah the stones and timber Baasha had been using there. With them King Asa built up Geba in Benjamin, and also Mizpah.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then King Asa made a proclamation to all Judah, none was exempt, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and its timber, with which Baasha had been building, and with them King Asa built Geba of Benjamin and Mizpah.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then King Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none was exempted. And they took away the stones and timber of Ramah, which Baasha had used for building; and with them King Asa built Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.

Context of 1 Kings 15:22

20Ben-Hadad agreed to do what King Asa asked him to do. He sent his army with its leaders to attack towns in Israel. They won the battles at Ijon, Dan, Abel-Beth-Maakah, as well as the region of Kinnereth and the land of Naphtali. 21When King Baasha heard this news, he stopped the work in Ramah. He left there and he went to live in Tirzah. Then King Asa commanded all the men in Judah to do some hard work. Everyone had to do this: They must carry away from Ramah all the big stones and the wood that Baasha had been using there. Then King Asa used those things to make Geba (in Benjamin's land) and Mizpah strong towns again. 23The other things that happened while Asa was king are written in a book. The book is called ‘The history of Judah's kings’. It tells about Asa's power and all the great things that he did. It also tells about the cities that he built. When Asa became an old man he had a disease in his feet. 24Asa died and they buried him beside his ancestors in the City of David, his ancestor. Asa's son Jehoshaphat became king after him.

1 Kings 15:22 word by word

וְהַמֶּ֨לֶךְ אָסָ֜א הִשְׁמִ֤יעַ אֶת־כָּל־יְהוּדָה֙ אֵ֣ין נָקִ֔י וַיִּשְׂא֞וּ אֶת־אַבְנֵ֤י הָֽרָמָה֙ וְאֶת־עֵצֶ֔יהָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּנָ֖ה בַּעְשָׁ֑א וַיִּ֤בֶן בָּם֙ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אָסָ֔א אֶת־גֶּ֥בַע בִּנְיָמִ֖ן וְאֶת־הַמִּצְפָּֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• Asaאָסָא'âsâ' · AsaH609
• made a proclamationשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: proclaimH8085
• throughout all Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• exemptedנָקִיnâqîy nâqîy' · innocentH5355
• and they tookנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: bearH5375
• away the stonesאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
• of Ramahרָמָהrâmâh · RamahH7414
• and the timberעֵץ‛êts · tree: woodH6086
• thereof, wherewith Baashaבַּעְשָׁאba‛shâ' · BaashaH1201
• had buildedבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• with them Gebaגֶּ֫בַעgeba‛ · GebaH1387
• of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִיןbinyâmîyn · BenjaminH1144
• and Mizpahמִצְפָּהmitspâh · MizpahH4709

Cross-references for 1 Kings 15:22

• 2 Chronicles 16:6Then King Asa told all the men in Judah to do some hard work. They had to carry away from Ramah all the big stones and the wood that Baasha had been using there. Then King Asa used those things to make Geba and Mizpah strong towns again.
• Joshua 18:24Kephar, Ammoni, Ophni and Geba. There were 12 towns and their villages.
• 1 Kings 21:17After this, the Lord gave a message to Elijah, the prophet from Tishbe.
• Joshua 18:26Mizpah, Kephirah, Mozah,
• 1 Samuel 7:5Then Samuel told all the Israelites, ‘Meet together at Mizpah. I will pray to the Lord for you there.’
• Jeremiah 40:6So Jeremiah went to live with Gedaliah in Mizpah. He stayed among the few people who continued to live in Judah.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 15:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22None was exempted - Every man was obliged to go and help to dismantle the fortress at Ramah which Baasha had built. This was a general levee en masse of the people: every one was obliged to lend a helping hand, as the state was then supposed to be in danger, and all exemptions necessarily ceased. This is a maxim of civil policy, Ubi adversus hostem muniendi sent limites, omnis immunitas cessat: "Where the boundaries are to be fortified against an enemy…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22Geba, situated opposite to Michmash 1 Samuel 14:5, is almost certainly “Jeba,” which stands picturesquely on the top of its steep terraced hill on the very edge of the “Wady Suweinit.” Its position was thus exceedingly strong; and, as it lay further north than Ramah, Asa may have considered that to fortify and garrison it would be a better protection to his northern frontier than fortifying Ramah. For Mizpah see the marginal reference From Jeremiah 41:9…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-24Verses 9-24 Asa did what was right in the eyes of the Lord. That is right indeed which is so in God's eyes. Asa's times were times of reformation. He removed that which was evil; there reformation begins, and a great deal he found to do. When Asa found idolatry in the court, he rooted it out thence. Reformation must begin at home. Asa honours and respects his mother; he loves her well, but he loves God better. Those that have power are happy when thus…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20-22Because King Asa asked for help, the war with Baasha soon favored Asa. Ben-hadad quickly took over parts of northern Israel and secured key trade routes. This forced Baasha to stop his activities in Ramah to address the crisis in the north. Asa reclaimed Ramah and used its materials to strengthen other important border towns against Baasha's future actions.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. Then king Asa made a proclamation--The fortifications which Baasha had erected at Ramah were demolished, and with the materials were built other defenses, where Asa thought they were needed--at Geba (now Jeba) and Mizpeh (now Neby Samuil), about two hours' travelling north of Jerusalem.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 15:22

• Asa
• Baasha
• Geba
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Mizpah
• Ramah

In the dictionaries

• Asa
• Baasha
• Benjamin
• Judah
• Mizpah
• Ramah
• Geba
• Proclamation
• Rama
• Abishag

Commentaries on 1 Kings 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings