- In the thirty-sixth year of Asa's reign Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah and fortified Ramah in order to prevent anyone from going out or coming in to Asa king of Judah.
- Then Asa brought out silver and gold from the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the king's house, and sent them to Ben-hadad king of Aram, who lived in Damascus, saying,
- "Let there be a treaty between you and me, as between my father and your father. Behold, I have sent you silver and gold; go, break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel so that he will withdraw from me."
- So Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, and they conquered Ijon, Dan, Abel-maim and all the store cities of Naphtali.
- When Baasha heard of it, he ceased fortifying Ramah and stopped 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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