New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 15:20-22

20So Ben-hadadH1130listenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֨עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Asaאָסָ֗א'a.Sa'H609and sentוַ֠יִּשְׁלַחVai.yish.lachH7971the commandersשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of his armiesהַחֲיָלִ֤יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428againstעַל־'al-H5921the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andconqueredוַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhH5221Ijonעִיּ֣וֹןi.YonH5859,Danדָּ֔ןDanH1835,Abel-beth-maacahH62and allכָּל־kol-H3605Chinnerothכִּנְר֔וֹתkin.RotH3672,besidesעַ֖ל'alH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִֽי׃naf.ta.LiH5321.

21When Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֔אba'.Sha'H1201heardכִּשְׁמֹ֣עַkish.Mo.a'H8085of it,he ceasedוַיֶּחְדַּ֕לvai.yech.DalH2308fortifyingמִבְּנ֖וֹתmi.be.NotH1129Ramahהָֽרָמָ֑הha.ra.MahH7414and remainedוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inTirzahבְּתִרְצָֽה׃be.tir.TzahH8656.

22Then Kingוְהַמֶּ֨לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Asaאָסָ֜א'a.Sa'H609madeH8085a proclamationH8085to allכָּל־kol-H3605Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063--noneאֵ֣ין'einH369was exemptנָקִ֔יna.KiH5355--and they carriedוַיִּשְׂא֞וּvai.yis.'UH5375away the stonesאַבְנֵ֤י'av.NeiH68of Ramahהָֽרָמָה֙ha.ra.MahH7414and its timberעֵצֶ֔יהָ'e.Tzei.haH6086with whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֑אba'.Sha'H1201had builtבָּנָ֖הba.NahH1129.And Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Asaאָסָ֔א'a.Sa'H609builtוַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129with themGebaגֶּ֥בַעGe.va'H1387of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֖ןbin.ya.MinH1144and Mizpahהַמִּצְפָּֽה׃ha.mitz.PahH4709.

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