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2 Chronicles 16:4-6
New English Translation
2 Chronicles 16:4-6
New English Translation
4 Ben Hadad accepted King Asa’s offer and ordered his army commanders to attack the cities of Israel.[a] They conquered[b] Ijon, Dan, Abel Maim,[c] and all the storage cities of Naphtali. 5 When Baasha heard the news, he stopped fortifying[d] Ramah and abandoned the project.[e] 6 King Asa ordered all the men of Judah to carry away the stones and wood that Baasha had used to build Ramah.[f] He used the materials to build up[g] Geba and Mizpah.
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- 2 Chronicles 16:4 tn Heb “and Ben Hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of the armies which belonged to him against the cities of Israel.”
- 2 Chronicles 16:4 tn Heb “They struck down.”
- 2 Chronicles 16:4 sn In the parallel passage in 1 Kgs 15:20, this city’s name appears as Abel Beth Maacah. These appear to be variant names for the same place.
- 2 Chronicles 16:5 tn Heb “building.”
- 2 Chronicles 16:5 tn Heb “and he caused his work to cease.”
- 2 Chronicles 16:6 tn Heb “and King Asa took all Judah and they carried away the stones of Ramah and its wood which Baasha had built.”
- 2 Chronicles 16:6 tn Heb “and he built with them.”
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