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1 Kings 15:21
When Baasha heard about it, he stopped building a wall around Ramah, and stayed in Tirzah.
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Christian Standard Bible®
When Baasha heard about it, he quit building Ramah and stayed in Tirzah.
When Baasha heard about it, he quit building Ramah and stayed in Tirzah.
Hebrew Names Version
It happened, when Ba`sha heard of it, that he left off building Ramah, and lived in Tirtzah.
It happened, when Ba`sha heard of it, that he left off building Ramah, and lived in Tirtzah.
King James Version
And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.
And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.
English Standard Version
And when Baasha heard of it, he stopped building Ramah, and he lived in Tirzah.
And when Baasha heard of it, he stopped building Ramah, and he lived in Tirzah.
New Century Version
When Baasha heard about these attacks, he stopped building up Ramah and returned to Tirzah.
When Baasha heard about these attacks, he stopped building up Ramah and returned to Tirzah.
New English Translation
When Baasha heard the news, he stopped fortifying Ramah and settled down in Tirzah.
When Baasha heard the news, he stopped fortifying Ramah and settled down in Tirzah.
Amplified Bible
When Baasha heard about it, he stopped fortifying Ramah and stayed in Tirzah.
When Baasha heard about it, he stopped fortifying Ramah and stayed in Tirzah.
New American Standard Bible
When Baasha heard about it, he stopped fortifying Ramah and remained in Tirzah.
When Baasha heard about it, he stopped fortifying Ramah and remained in Tirzah.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And when Baasha heard thereof, hee left buylding of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.
And when Baasha heard thereof, hee left buylding of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.
Legacy Standard Bible
Now it happened that when Baasha heard of it, he ceased building up Ramah and remained in Tirzah.
Now it happened that when Baasha heard of it, he ceased building up Ramah and remained in Tirzah.
Contemporary English Version
When Baasha heard about it, he left Ramah and went back to Tirzah.
When Baasha heard about it, he left Ramah and went back to Tirzah.
Complete Jewish Bible
As soon as Ba‘sha heard of it, he stopped building Ramah and stayed in Tirtzah.
As soon as Ba‘sha heard of it, he stopped building Ramah and stayed in Tirtzah.
Darby Translation
And it came to pass when Baasha heard of it, that he left off building Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.
And it came to pass when Baasha heard of it, that he left off building Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.
Easy-to-Read Version
When Baasha heard about these attacks, he stopped building up Ramah and went back to Tirzah.
When Baasha heard about these attacks, he stopped building up Ramah and went back to Tirzah.
George Lamsa Translation
And when Baasha heard of it, he left off building Ramtha and dwelt in Tirzah.
And when Baasha heard of it, he left off building Ramtha and dwelt in Tirzah.
Good News Translation
When King Baasha heard what had happened, he stopped fortifying Ramah and went to Tirzah.
When King Baasha heard what had happened, he stopped fortifying Ramah and went to Tirzah.
Lexham English Bible
When Baasha heard, he stopped building Ramah, and he lived in Tirzah.
When Baasha heard, he stopped building Ramah, and he lived in Tirzah.
Literal Translation
And it happened, when Baasha heard, he ceased building Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.
And it happened, when Baasha heard, he ceased building Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Wha Baesa herde that, he left of from buyldinge Rama, and wente agayne vnto Thirza.
Wha Baesa herde that, he left of from buyldinge Rama, and wente agayne vnto Thirza.
American Standard Version
And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.
And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.
Bible in Basic English
And Baasha, hearing of it, put a stop to the building of Ramah, and was living in Tirzah.
And Baasha, hearing of it, put a stop to the building of Ramah, and was living in Tirzah.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And when Baasa heard thereof, he left building of Rama, and dwelt in Thirza.
And when Baasa heard thereof, he left building of Rama, and dwelt in Thirza.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And it came to pass, when Baasa heard thereof, that he left off building Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.
And it came to pass, when Baasa heard thereof, that he left off building Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.
King James Version (1611)
And it came to passe when Baasha heard thereof, that hee left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.
And it came to passe when Baasha heard thereof, that hee left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And it came to pass when Baasa heard it, that he left off building Rama, and returned to Thersa.
And it came to pass when Baasa heard it, that he left off building Rama, and returned to Thersa.
English Revised Version
And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.
And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.
Berean Standard Bible
When Baasha learned of this, he stopped fortifying Ramah and withdrew to Tirzah.
When Baasha learned of this, he stopped fortifying Ramah and withdrew to Tirzah.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne Baasa hadde herd this thing, he lefte to bilde Rama, and turnede ayen in to Thersa.
And whanne Baasa hadde herd this thing, he lefte to bilde Rama, and turnede ayen in to Thersa.
Young's Literal Translation
and it cometh to pass at Baasha's hearing, that he ceaseth from building Ramah, and dwelleth in Tirzah.
and it cometh to pass at Baasha's hearing, that he ceaseth from building Ramah, and dwelleth in Tirzah.
Update Bible Version
And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.
And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.
Webster's Bible Translation
And it came to pass, when Baasha heard [of it], that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.
And it came to pass, when Baasha heard [of it], that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.
World English Bible
It happened, when Baasha heard of it, that he left off building Ramah, and lived in Tirzah.
It happened, when Baasha heard of it, that he left off building Ramah, and lived in Tirzah.
New King James Version
Now it happened, when Baasha heard it, that he stopped building Ramah, and remained in Tirzah.
Now it happened, when Baasha heard it, that he stopped building Ramah, and remained in Tirzah.
New Living Translation
As soon as Baasha of Israel heard what was happening, he abandoned his project of fortifying Ramah and withdrew to Tirzah.
As soon as Baasha of Israel heard what was happening, he abandoned his project of fortifying Ramah and withdrew to Tirzah.
New Revised Standard
When Baasha heard of it, he stopped building Ramah and lived in Tirzah.
When Baasha heard of it, he stopped building Ramah and lived in Tirzah.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, he left off building Ramah, - and returned to Tirzah.
And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, he left off building Ramah, - and returned to Tirzah.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when Baasa had heard this, he left off building Rama, and returned into Thersa.
And when Baasa had heard this, he left off building Rama, and returned into Thersa.
Revised Standard Version
And when Ba'asha heard of it, he stopped building Ramah, and he dwelt in Tirzah.
And when Ba'asha heard of it, he stopped building Ramah, and he dwelt in Tirzah.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
When Baasha heard of it, he ceased fortifying Ramah and remained in Tirzah.
When Baasha heard of it, he ceased fortifying Ramah and remained in Tirzah.
Contextual Overview
9 In the twentieth year of Jeroboam the king of Israel, Asa began to rule as king of Judah. 10 He ruled for forty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom. 11 And Asa did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, like David his father. 12 He sent away the men from the land who sold the use of their bodies in their religion. He took away all the false gods his father had made. 13 He stopped his mother Maacah from being queen mother, because she had made a hated object of the false goddess Asherah. And Asa cut down her hated object and burned it at the river Kidron. 14 The high places were not taken away. But Asa was faithful to the Lord with all his heart for all his days. 15 He brought into the house of the Lord the holy things of his father and his own holy things, silver, gold, and holy objects. 16 There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days. 17 Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah. He built walls around Ramah to stop anyone from going out or coming in to Asa king of Judah. 18 Then Asa took all the silver and the gold which were left in the storerooms of the Lord's house and the king's house, and gave them to his servants. King Asa sent them to Ben-hadad the son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, who lived in Damascus. Asa said,
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
when Baasha: 2 Chronicles 16:5
Tirzah: 1 Kings 14:17, 1 Kings 16:15-18, Song of Solomon 6:4
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 15:17 - Ramah 1 Kings 16:6 - Tirzah 2 Kings 15:14 - Tirzah
Cross-References
Genesis 15:15
You will live many years, die in peace and be buried.
You will live many years, die in peace and be buried.
Genesis 15:19
the land of the Kenite, the Kenizzite, the Kadmonite,
the land of the Kenite, the Kenizzite, the Kadmonite,
Exodus 33:2
I will send an angel before you. And I will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite.
I will send an angel before you. And I will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite.
Exodus 34:11
Be sure to do what I am telling you this day. See, I am going to drive out of your way the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite.
Be sure to do what I am telling you this day. See, I am going to drive out of your way the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite.
Deuteronomy 7:1
"The Lord your God will bring you into the land you are taking for your own. He will drive away many nations in front of you, the Hittites, the Girgashites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations bigger and stronger than you.
"The Lord your God will bring you into the land you are taking for your own. He will drive away many nations in front of you, the Hittites, the Girgashites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations bigger and stronger than you.
Matthew 8:28
Jesus came to the other side of the lake into the country of the Gadarenes. Two men came to Him from among the graves. They had demons in them and were very wild men. They were so bad that no one would go near them.
Jesus came to the other side of the lake into the country of the Gadarenes. Two men came to Him from among the graves. They had demons in them and were very wild men. They were so bad that no one would go near them.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof,.... What was doing in the northern part of his kingdom:
that he left off building of Ramah; which was the thing designed to be answered by this diversion:
and dwelt in Tirzah; in the tribe of Manasseh, nearer at hand, to observe and stop the motions of the Syrian king.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 1 Kings 15:21. Dwelt in Tirzah. — This seems to have been the royal city; see 1 Kings 15:33, and 1 Kings 14:17; and in this Baasha was probably obliged to shut himself up.
