1st Kings Chapter 15 verse 21 Holy Bible
And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.
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And Baasha, hearing of it, put a stop to the building of Ramah, and was living in Tirzah.
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And it came to pass when Baasha heard of it, that he left off building Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.
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And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.
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And it came to pass, when Baasha heard of it, that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.
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It happened, when Baasha heard of it, that he left off building Ramah, and lived in Tirzah.
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and it cometh to pass at Baasha's hearing, that he ceaseth from building Ramah, and dwelleth in Tirzah.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 21. - And it came to pasta, when Baaaha heard thereof, that he left off building of Ramah [He could not prosecute it when he had enemies on every side. He at once assumes the defensive], and dwelt in Tirzah. [Ch. 14:17. He retired to his capital It is not implied that he had entertained the idea of dwelling at Ramah.]
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(21) Dwelt in Tirzah--that is, returned to his own capital: in the first instance, of course, retiring to meet the new enemy in the north, and then obliged to give up his attempt against Asa. From 1Kings 20:34, it seems as if, till the time of Ahab, Syria retained its conquests and a certain supremacy over Israel. Baasha may have had to buy peace by undertaking to leave unmolested Judah, which might be considered a tributary of Syria.
