Bible Cross References
A. M. 3074. B.C. 930. Baasha
1 Kings 15:27
And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him. And Baasha killed him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines, while Nadab and all Israel was laying siege to Gibbethon.
2 Chronicles 16:1-6
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In the thirty-sixth year of the reign of Asa, Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah and built Ramah, that he might let none go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.
2
And Asa brought silver and gold from the treasuries of the house of Jehovah and of the king's house, and sent to Ben-Hadad king of Syria, who dwelt in Damascus, saying,
3
Let there be a treaty between you and me, as there was between my father and your father. Behold, I have sent you silver and gold; come, break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, so that he will withdraw from me.
4
So Ben-Hadad heeded King Asa, and sent the commanders of his forces against the cities of Israel; and they struck Ijon, Dan, Abel Maim, and all the storage cities of Naphtali.
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And it happened, when Baasha heard it, that he stopped building Ramah and ceased his work.
6
And King Asa took all Judah, and they carried away the stones and timber of Ramah, which Baasha had used for building; and with them he built Geba and Mizpah.
Ramah
1 Kings 15:21
Now it happened, when Baasha heard it, that he stopped building Ramah, and remained in Tirzah.
Joshua 18:25
1 Samuel 15:34
And Samuel went to Ramah, and Saul went up to his house at Gibeah of Saul.
Jeremiah 31:15
Thus says Jehovah: A voice was heard in Ramah, wailing and bitter weeping; Rachel weeping for her children; she refuses to be comforted for her children, because they are not.
he might not suffer
1 Kings 12:27
If these people go up to offer sacrifices at the house of Jehovah in Jerusalem, then the heart of this people will turn back to their lord, Rehoboam king of Judah, and they will kill me and go back to Rehoboam king of Judah.
2 Chronicles 11:13-17
13
And from all their territories the priests and the Levites who were in all Israel stood with him.
14
For the Levites left their common lands and their possessions and came to Judah and Jerusalem, for Jeroboam and his sons had rejected them from serving as priests unto Jehovah.
15
And he appointed for himself priests for the high places, for the satyrs, and the calves which he had made.
16
And those from all the tribes of Israel, such as set their hearts to seek Jehovah the God of Israel, came to Jerusalem to sacrifice to Jehovah the God of their fathers.
17
So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and spent three years making Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong, because they walked in the ways of David and Solomon for three years.