1 Kings

1 Kings 15:21–22

²¹When Baasha learned of this, he stopped fortifying Ramah and withdrew to Tirzah. ²²Then King Asa summoned all the men of Judah,^g 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.

Footnotes

g 15:22 Or Then King Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah

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1 Kings 15:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When	וַֽיְהִי֙	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
Baasha	בַּעְשָׁ֔א	ba‘·šā	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1201 Basha
learned of this	כִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ	kiš·mō·a‘	Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8085 hear
he stopped	וַיֶּחְדַּ֕ל	way·yeḥ·dal	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2308 cease
fortifying	מִבְּנ֖וֹת	mib·bə·nō·wṯ	Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1129 build
Ramah	הָֽרָמָ֑ה	hā·rā·māh	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7414 the Height, Rama
and withdrew	וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב	way·yê·šeḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
to Tirzah	בְּתִרְצָֽה׃	bə·ṯir·ṣāh	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8656 Tirtsah

1 Kings 15:22

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then King	וְהַמֶּ֨לֶךְ	wə·ham·me·leḵ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
Asa	אָסָ֜א	’ā·sā	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H609 Asa
summoned	הִשְׁמִ֤יעַ	hiš·mî·a‘	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H8085 hear
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
of Judah	יְהוּדָה֙	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
with no	אֵ֣ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
exceptions	נָקִ֔י	nā·qî	Adjective - masculine singular	H5355 clean, free from, exempt
and they carried away	וַיִּשְׂא֞וּ	way·yiś·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5375 lift, take, carry
the stones	אַבְנֵ֤י	’aḇ·nê	Noun - feminine plural construct	H68 stone
of Ramah	הָֽרָמָה֙	hā·rā·māh	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7414 the Height, Rama
and the timbers	עֵצֶ֔יהָ	‘ê·ṣe·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H6086 tree, trees, wood
Baasha	בַּעְשָׁ֑א	ba‘·šā	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1201 Basha
had used for building	בָּנָ֖ה	bā·nāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1129 build
And with	בָּם֙	bām	Preposition; third person masculine plural
King	הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
Asa	אָסָ֔א	’ā·sā	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H609 Asa
built up	וַיִּ֤בֶן	way·yi·ḇen	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1129 build
Geba	גֶּ֥בַע	ge·ḇa‘	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1387 Geba
of Benjamin	בִּנְיָמִ֖ן	bin·yā·min	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1144 Binjamin
as well as	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
Mizpah	הַמִּצְפָּֽה׃	ham·miṣ·pāh	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4709 Mitspah

Cross-references

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1 Kings 15:21 1 Kings 14:17 · 1 Kings 16:15–18

1 Kings 15:22 Joshua 21:17 · Joshua 18:24 · Joshua 18:26 · 2 Chronicles 16:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.