- In the thirty-sixth year of Asa's reign Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and fortified Ramah to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the territory of Asa king of Judah.
- Asa then took the silver and gold out of the treasuries of the LORD's temple and of his own palace and sent it to Ben-Hadad king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus.
- "Let there be a treaty between me and you," he said, "as there was between my father and your father. See, I am sending you silver and gold. Now break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel so he will withdraw from me."
- Ben-Hadad agreed with King Asa and sent the commanders of his forces against the towns of Israel. They conquered Ijon, Dan, Abel Maim and all the store cities of Naphtali.
- When Baasha heard this, he stopped building Ramah and abandoned his work.
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- 亞撒三十六年、以色列王巴沙上來攻擊猶大、修築拉瑪不許人從猶大王亞撒那裡出入。
- 於是亞撒從耶和華殿和王宮的府庫裡、拿出金銀來、送與住大馬色的亞蘭王便哈達、說、
- 你父曾與我父立約、我與你也要立約.現在我將金銀送給你.求你廢掉你與以色列王巴沙所立的約、使他離開我。
- 便哈達聽從亞撒王的話、派軍長去攻擊以色列的城邑.他們就攻破以雲、但、亞伯瑪音、和拿弗他利一切的積貨城。
- 巴沙聽見就停工、不修築拉瑪了。
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