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於是亞撒從耶和華的殿和王宮的庫房裡取出金銀來,送給住在大馬士革的亞蘭王便.哈達,說: “你父親和我父親曾經立約,你和我也要立約。現在我把金銀送給你,請你去廢除你和以色列王巴沙訂立的約,好使他離開我而去。” 便.哈達聽從了亞撒王的話,就派遣他屬下的眾軍長去攻擊以色列的城市,他們攻陷了以雲、但、亞伯.瑪音和拿弗他利一切貯藏貨物的城市。

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Asa then took the silver and gold out of the treasuries of the Lord’s temple and of his own palace and sent it to Ben-Hadad king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus.(A) “Let there be a treaty(B) between me and you,” he said, “as there was between my father and your father. See, I am sending you silver and gold. Now break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel so he will withdraw from me.”

Ben-Hadad agreed with King Asa and sent the commanders of his forces against the towns of Israel. They conquered Ijon, Dan, Abel Maim[a] and all the store cities of Naphtali.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 16:4 Also known as Abel Beth Maakah

Then Asa brought silver and gold from the treasuries of the house of the Lord and of the king’s house, and sent to Ben-Hadad king of Syria, who dwelt in Damascus, saying, Let there be a treaty between you and me, as there was between my father and your father. See, I have sent you silver and gold; come, break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, so that he will withdraw from me.”

So Ben-Hadad heeded King Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel. They attacked Ijon, Dan, Abel Maim, and all the storage cities of Naphtali.

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