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1 Kings 15:20-22

20So Ben–hadadH1130hearkenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֨עvai.yish.Ma'H8085unto kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Asaאָסָ֗א'a.Sa'H609,and sentוַ֠יִּשְׁלַחVai.yish.lachH7971the captainsשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of the hostsהַחֲיָלִ֤יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428which he had against the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and smoteוַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhH5221Ijonעִיּ֣וֹןi.YonH5859,and Danדָּ֔ןDanH1835,and Abel–beth–maachahH62,and all Cinnerothכִּנְר֔וֹתkin.RotH3672,with all the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִֽי׃naf.ta.LiH5321.

21And it came to pass, when Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֔אba'.Sha'H1201heardכִּשְׁמֹ֣עַkish.Mo.a'H8085thereof,that he left offוַיֶּחְדַּ֕לvai.yech.DalH2308buildingמִבְּנ֖וֹתmi.be.NotH1129of Ramahהָֽרָמָ֑הha.ra.MahH7414,and dweltוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in Tirzahבְּתִרְצָֽה׃be.tir.TzahH8656.

22Then kingוְהַמֶּ֨לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Asaאָסָ֜א'a.Sa'H609made a proclamationהִשְׁמִ֤יעַhish.Mi.a'H8085throughout all Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063; none wasexemptedנָקִ֔יna.KiH5355:and they tookוַיִּשְׂא֞וּvai.yis.'UH5375away the stonesאַבְנֵ֤י'av.NeiH68of Ramahהָֽרָמָה֙ha.ra.MahH7414,and the timberעֵצֶ֔יהָ'e.Tzei.haH6086thereof, wherewith Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֑אba'.Sha'H1201had buildedבָּנָ֖הba.NahH1129;and kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Asaאָסָ֔א'a.Sa'H609builtוַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129with them Gebaגֶּ֥בַעGe.va'H1387of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֖ןbin.ya.MinH1144,and Mizpahהַמִּצְפָּֽה׃ha.mitz.PahH4709.

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