In the six and thirtiethyear of the reign of Asa Baashaking of Israelcame up againstJudah, and builtRamah, to the intentthat he might let none go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.
Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king’shouse, and sent to Benhadadking of Syria, thatdwelt at Damascus, saying,
There is a leaguebetween me and thee, as there was between my father and thy father: behold, I havesenttheesilver and gold; go, break thy leaguewithBaashaking of Israel, that he may departfrom me.
And Benhadadhearkeneduntoking Asa, and sent the captains of his armiesagainst the cities of Israel; and theysmoteIjon, and Dan, and Abelmaim, and all the storecities of Naphtali.
Then Asa the kingtook all Judah; and theycarriedaway the stones of Ramah, and the timberthereof, wherewithBaasha was building; and he builttherewithGeba and Mizpah.
And at thattimeHanani the seercame to Asa king of Judah, and saidunto him, Becausethouhastrelied on the king of Syria, and not relied on the LORD thy God, therefore is the host of the king of Syriaescaped out of thinehand.
Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubims a hugehost, withverymanychariots and horsemen? yet, becausethoudidstrely on the LORD, he deliveredthemintothinehand.
For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the wholeearth, to shewhimselfstrong in the behalf of themwhoseheart is perfecttoward him. Hereinthouhastdonefoolishly: thereforefromhenceforththoushalthavewars.
Then Asa was wrothwith the seer, and put him in a prisonhouse; for he was in a ragewith him because of thisthing. And Asa oppressedsome of the people the sametime.
And Asa in the thirty and ninthyear of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease was exceedinggreat: yet in his disease he sought not to the LORD, but to the physicians.
And theyburied him in his own sepulchres, which he had made for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was filledwithsweetodours and diverskinds of spicesprepared by the apothecaries’ art: and theymade a verygreatburning for him.