◄ 1 Kings 15:21 ►
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Good News Translation
When King Baasha heard what had happened, he stopped fortifying Ramah and went to Tirzah.

New Revised Standard Version
When Baasha heard of it, he stopped building Ramah and lived in Tirzah.

Contemporary English Version
When Baasha heard about it, he left Ramah and went back to Tirzah.

New American Bible
When Baasha heard of it, he left off fortifying Ramah, and stayed in Tirzah.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And when Baasa had heard this, he left off building Rama, and returned into Thersa.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And when Baasa had heard this, he left off building Rama, and returned into Thersa.

when Baasha

2 Chronicles 16:5 And when Baasa heard of it, he left off the building of Rama, and interrupted his work.

Tirzah

1 Kings 14:17 And the wife of Jeroboam arose, and departed, and came to Thersa: and when she was coming in to the threshold of the house, the child died,

1 Kings 16:15-18 In the seven and twentieth year of Asa, king of Juda, Zambri reigned seven days in Thersa: now the army was besieging Gebbethon, a city of the Philistines. . . .

Songs 6:4 Thou art beautiful, O my love, sweet and comely as Jerusalem terrible as an army set in array.

Context
War Between Asa and Baasha
…20Benadad, hearkening to king Asa, sent the captains of his army against the cities of Israel, and they smote Ahion, and Dan, and Abeldomum Maacha, and all Cenneroth; that is all the land of Nephthali. 21And when Baasa had heard this, he left off building Rama, and returned into Thersa.22But king Asa sent word into all Juda, saying: Let no man be excused: and they took away the stones from Rama, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasa had been building, and with them king Asa built Gabaa of Benjamin, and Maspha.…
Cross References
1 Kings 14:17
And the wife of Jeroboam arose, and departed, and came to Thersa: and when she was coming in to the threshold of the house, the child died,

1 Kings 15:17
And Baasa, king of Israel, went up against Juda, and built Rama, that no man might go out or come in of the side of Asa, king of Juda.

1 Kings 16:6
So Baasa slept with his fathers, and was buried in Thersa: and Ela, his son, reigned in his stead.

1 Kings 16:15
In the seven and twentieth year of Asa, king of Juda, Zambri reigned seven days in Thersa: now the army was besieging Gebbethon, a city of the Philistines.

1 Kings 16:23
In the one and thirtieth year of Asa, king of Juda, Amri reigned over Israel twelve years: in Thersa he reigned six years.

1 Kings 15:20
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