1 Kings 15:9-24

9So in the twentiethH6242 yearH8141 of JeroboamH3379 the kingH4428 of IsraelH3478, AsaH609 began to reignH4427 as kingH4428 of JudahH3063. 10He reignedH4427 forty-oneH705H259 yearsH8141 in JerusalemH3389; and 1his mother’sH517 nameH8034 was MaacahH4601 the daughterH1323 of AbishalomH53. 112AsaH609 didH6213 whatH3477 was rightH3477 in the sightH5869 of the LordH3068, like DavidH1732 his fatherH1. 123He also putH5674 awayH5674 the maleH6945 cultH6945 prostitutesH6945 from the landH776 and 4removedH5493 allH3605 the idolsH1544 whichH834 his fathersH1 had madeH6213. 1356He alsoH1571 removedH5493 MaacahH4601 his motherH517 from being queenH1377 motherH1377, becauseH834 she had madeH6213 a horridH4656 imageH4656 7as an AsherahH842; and AsaH609 cutH3772 downH3772 her horridH4656 imageH4656 and 8burnedH8313 it at the brookH5158 KidronH6939. 149But the highH1116 placesH1116 were not takenH5493 awayH5493; neverthelessH7534 10the heartH3824 of AsaH609 was 11whollyH8003 devotedH8003 to the LordH3068 allH3605 his daysH3117. 1512He broughtH935 into the houseH1004 of the LordH3068 the dedicatedH6944 thingsH6944 of his fatherH1 and his own dedicatedH6944 thingsH6944: silverH3701 and goldH2091 and utensilsH3627.

1613Now there was warH4421 betweenH996 AsaH609 and BaashaH1201 kingH4428 of IsraelH3478 allH3605 their daysH3117. 1714BaashaH1201 kingH4428 of IsraelH3478 wentH5927 up againstH5921 JudahH3063 and 1516fortifiedH1129 RamahH7414 17in order to preventH1115H5414 anyone from goingH3318 out or comingH935 in to AsaH609 kingH4428 of JudahH3063. 18Then 18AsaH609 tookH3947 allH3605 the silverH3701 and the goldH2091 which were leftH3498 in the treasuriesH214 of the houseH1004 of the LordH3068 and the treasuriesH214 of the king’sH4428 houseH1004, and deliveredH5414 them into the handH3027 of his servantsH5650. And 19KingH4428 AsaH609 sentH7971 them to Ben-hadadH1130 the sonH1121 of TabrimmonH2886, the sonH1121 of HezionH2383, kingH4428 of AramH758, who livedH3427 in 20DamascusH1834, sayingH559, 19“Let there be a 21treatyH1285 betweenH996 22you and me, as betweenH996 my fatherH1 and your fatherH1. BeholdH2009, I have sentH7971 you a presentH7810 of silverH3701 and goldH2091; goH1980, breakH6565 your treatyH1285 with BaashaH1201 kingH4428 of IsraelH3478 so that he will withdrawH5927 from me.” 20So Ben-hadadH1130 listenedH8085 to KingH4428 AsaH609 and sentH7971 the commandersH8269 of his armiesH2428 againstH5921 the citiesH5892 of IsraelH3478, and 23conqueredH5221 24IjonH5859, 25DanH1835, 26Abel-beth-maacahH62 and allH3605 27ChinnerothH3672, besidesH5921 allH3605 the landH776 of NaphtaliH5321. 21When BaashaH1201 heardH8085 of it, 28he ceasedH2308 29fortifyingH1129 RamahH7414 and remainedH3427 in 30TirzahH8656. 22Then KingH4428 AsaH609 madeH8085 a proclamationH8085 to allH3605 JudahH3063--noneH369 was exemptH5355--and they carriedH5375 away the stonesH68 of RamahH7414 and its timberH6086 with whichH834 BaashaH1201 had builtH1129. And KingH4428 AsaH609 builtH1129 with them 31GebaH1387 of BenjaminH1144 and MizpahH4709.

2332Now the restH3499 of allH3605 the actsH1697 of AsaH609 and allH3605 his mightH1369 and allH3605 that he didH6213 and the citiesH5892 whichH834 he builtH1129, are they not writtenH3789 in the BookH5612 of the ChroniclesH1697H3117 of the KingsH4428 of JudahH3063? But in the timeH6256 of his oldH2209 ageH2209 he was diseasedH2470 in his feetH7272. 24And AsaH609 sleptH7901 with his fathersH1 and was buriedH6912 with his fathersH1 in the cityH5892 of DavidH1732 his fatherH1; and 33JehoshaphatH3092 his sonH1121 reignedH4427 in his placeH8478.