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1 Kings 15:22

1 Kings 15:22 is verse 22 of 1 Kings chapter 15, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

Then King Asa summoned all the men of Judah, with no exceptions, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had used for building. And with these materials King Asa built up Geba of Benjamin, as well as Mizpah.

Or Then King Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah

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King James Version

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.

World English Bible

Then King Asa made a proclamation to all Judah. No one was exempted. They carried away the stones of Ramah, and its timber, with which Baasha had built; and King Asa used it to build Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.

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1 Kings 15:20–24 · Berean Standard Bible

20 And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, conquering Ijon, Dan, Abel-beth-maacah, and the whole land of Naphtali, including the region of Chinnereth.

21 When Baasha learned of this, he stopped fortifying Ramah and withdrew to Tirzah.

22 Then King Asa summoned all the men of Judah, with no exceptions, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had used for building. And with these materials King Asa built up Geba of Benjamin, as well as Mizpah.

23 Now the rest of the acts of Asa, along with all his might, all his accomplishments, and the cities he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? In his old age, however, he became diseased in his feet.

24 And Asa rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the city of his father David, and his son Jehoshaphat reigned in his place.

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Hebrew words

וְהַמֶּ֨לֶךְand the kingאָסָ֜אAsaהִשְׁמִ֤יעַhe made proclamation toאֶת<obj.>כָּלallיְהוּדָה֙Judahאֵ֣יןthere notנָקִ֔י[was] an exempt [person]וַיִּשְׂא֞וּand they carried offאֶת<obj.>אַבְנֵ֤י[the] stones ofהָֽרָמָה֙<the> Ramahוְאֶתand <obj.>עֵצֶ֔יהָwood<s> itsאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichבָּנָ֖הhe had builtבַּעְשָׁ֑אBaashaוַיִּ֤בֶןand he builtבָּם֙with themהַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe kingאָסָ֔אAsaאֶת<obj.>גֶּ֥בַעGebaבִּנְיָמִ֖ןof Benjaminוְאֶתand <obj.>הַמִּצְפָּֽה<the> Mizpah

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

2 Chronicles 16:6

Then King Asa brought all the men of Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had used for building. And with these materials he built up Geba and Mizpah.

Joshua 18:24

Chephar-ammoni, Ophni, and Geba—twelve cities, along with their villages.

Joshua 21:17

And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave them Gibeon, Geba,

Joshua 18:26

Mizpeh, Chephirah, Mozah,

1 Samuel 7:5

Then Samuel said, “Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to the LORD on your behalf.”

Jeremiah 40:6

So Jeremiah went to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah and stayed with him among the people who were left in the land.

Jeremiah 40:10

As for me, I will stay in Mizpah to represent you before the Chaldeans who come to us. As for you, gather wine grapes, summer fruit, and oil, place them in your storage jars, and live in the cities you have taken.”

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