New American Standard Bible 1995

Back to Reader

1 Kings

Note Journal Prayer

15

:

22

“

Then King Asa made a proclamation to all Judah-- none was exempt-- and they carried away the stones of Ramah and its timber with which Baasha had built. And King Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin and Mizpah.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Then King king Noun H4428 וְהַמֶּ֨לֶךְ ve·ham·me·lech
Asa perhaps "healer," an Isr. name Noun H609 אָסָ֜א a·sa
Analysis:
Read more about: Asa
made a proclamation to hear Verb H8085 הִשְׁמִ֤יעַ hish·mi·a'
to all the whole, all Noun H3605 כָּל־ kol-
Judah-- probably "praised," a son of Jacob, also his desc., the S. kingdom, also four Isr. Noun H3063 יְהוּדָה֙ ye·hu·dah
Analysis:
Read more about: Judah
none nothing, nought Particle H369 אֵ֣ין ein
was exempt-- clean, free from, exempt Adjective H5355 נָקִ֔י na·ki,
and they carried to lift, carry, take Verb H5375 וַיִּשְׂא֞וּ vai·yis·'u
away the stones a stone Noun H68 אַבְנֵ֤י av·nei
of Ramah "height," the name of several places in Isr. Noun H7414 הָֽרָמָה֙ ha·ra·mah
Analysis:
Read more about: Ramah
and its timber tree, trees, wood Noun H6086 עֵצֶ֔יהָ e·tzei·ha,
with which who, which, that Particle H834 אֲשֶׁ֥ר a·sher
Baasha a king of Isr. Noun H1201 בַּעְשָׁ֑א ba'·sha;
Analysis:
Read more about: Baasha, Baasha
had built. to build Verb H1129 בָּנָ֖ה ba·nah
And King king Noun H4428 הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ ham·me·lech
Asa perhaps "healer," an Isr. name Noun H609 אָסָ֔א a·sa,
Analysis:
Read more about: Asa
built to build Verb H1129 וַיִּ֤בֶן vai·yi·ven
with them Geba a Levitical city of Benjamin Noun H1387 גֶּ֥בַע ge·va
Analysis:
Read more about: Geba
of Benjamin "son of (the) right hand," youngest son of Jacob, also the name of two other Isr . Noun H1144 בִּנְיָמִ֖ן bin·ya·min
and Mizpah. the name of several places in Isr. Noun H4709 הַמִּצְפָּֽה׃ ham·mitz·pah.
Analysis:
Read more about: Mizpah

Locations

Geba

GEBAge'-ba (gebha`, "hill"):(1) A town on the Northeast boundary of the territory of Benjamin (Joshua 18:24), given to the Levites (Joshua 21:17 1 Chronicles 6:60). It stood on the northern frontier of the kingdom of Judah, Geba and Beersheba marking respectively the northern and southern limits (2 Kings 23:8). In 2 Samuel 5:25 "Geba" should be altered to "G... View Details

Judah

JUDAH, TERRITORY OF(yehudhah):I. GEOGRAPHICAL DATA1. The Natural Boundaries2. The Natural Divisions of Judah(1) The Maritime Plain(2) The Shephelah(3) The Hill Country of JudahII. THE TRIBE OF JUDAH AND ITS TERRITORYIII. THE BOUNDARIES OF THE KINGDOM OF JUDAHLITERATUREI. Geographical Data.Although the physical conformation of Western Palestine divides this l... View Details

Mizpah

MIZPAH; MIZPEHmiz'-pa, miz'-pe: This name is pointed both ways in the Hebrew, and is found usually with the article. The meaning seems to be "outlook" or "watchtower." It is natural, therefore, to look for the places so named in high positions commanding wide prospects.(1) (ha-mitspah (Genesis 31:49 Judges 11:11, 34), mitspah (Hosea 5:1), mitspeh ghil`adh (J... View Details

Ramah

RAMAHra'-ma (ha-ramah, without the definite article only in Nehemiah 11:33 Jeremiah 31:15): The name denotes height, from root rum, "to be high," and the towns to which it applied seem all to have stood on elevated sites.(1) Codex Vaticanus Arael; Codex Alexandrinus Rhama: A fenced city in the lot assigned to Naphtali (Joshua 19:36). Only in this passage is... View Details

People

Asa

perhaps |healer,| an Israelite name

Baasha

Baasha [N] [H] [S] bravery, the third king of the separate kingdom of Israel, and founder of its second dynasty ( 1 Kings 15 ;  16 ;  2 Chr  16:1-6 ). He was the son of Ahijah of the tribe of Issachar. The city of Tirzah he made the capital of his kingdom, and there he was buried, after an eventful reign of twenty-four years ( 1 Kings 15:33 ). On account of his ido... View Details

Baasha

Baasha [N] [H] [S] bravery, the third king of the separate kingdom of Israel, and founder of its second dynasty ( 1 Kings 15 ;  16 ;  2 Chr  16:1-6 ). He was the son of Ahijah of the tribe of Issachar. The city of Tirzah he made the capital of his kingdom, and there he was buried, after an eventful reign of twenty-four years ( 1 Kings 15:33 ). On account of his ido... View Details

Parallel Verses

Removed text
Added text
New American Standard Bible 1995 Then King Asa made a proclamation to all Judah-- none was exempt-- and they carried away the stones of Ramah and its timber with which Baasha had built. And King Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin and Mizpah.
King James Bible Then King king Asa made a proclamation to throughout all Judah-- Judah; none was exempt-- exempted: and they carried took away the stones of Ramah Ramah, and its the timber with which thereof, wherewith Baasha had built. And King builded; and king Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin Benjamin, and Mizpah.
Hebrew Greek English Then King Asa made a proclamation to all Judah-- none was exempt-- and they carried away the stones of Ramah and its timber with which Baasha had built. And King Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin and Mizpah.