¹⁵ He divided his forces against them by night, and he and his servants ^(A)attacked them and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is ^[a]north of Damascus.

² and asked ^(A)letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, so that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

¹⁸ Then Asa took all the silver and gold that was left in the treasuries of the house of the Lord and the treasuries of the king’s house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants. And King Asa sent them to ^(A)Ben-Hadad the son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, who dwelt in ^(B)Damascus, saying,

² And this is the form of the release: Every creditor who has lent anything to his neighbor shall ^[a]release it; he shall not ^[b]require it of his neighbor or his brother, because it is called the Lord’s release.