2 Chronicles 16:5
New International Version
When Baasha heard this, he stopped building Ramah and abandoned his work.

New Living Translation
As soon as Baasha of Israel heard what was happening, he abandoned his project of fortifying Ramah and stopped all work on it.

English Standard Version
And when Baasha heard of it, he stopped building Ramah and let his work cease.

Berean Standard Bible
When Baasha learned of this, he stopped fortifying Ramah and abandoned his work.

King James Bible
And it came to pass, when Baasha heard it, that he left off building of Ramah, and let his work cease.

New King James Version
Now it happened, when Baasha heard it, that he stopped building Ramah and ceased his work.

New American Standard Bible
When Baasha heard about it, he stopped fortifying Ramah and put an end to his work.

NASB 1995
When Baasha heard of it, he ceased fortifying Ramah and stopped his work.

NASB 1977
And it came about when Baasha heard of it that he ceased fortifying Ramah and stopped his work.

Legacy Standard Bible
Now it happened that when Baasha heard of it, he ceased building up Ramah and stopped his work.

Amplified Bible
When Baasha heard about it, he ceased fortifying Ramah and stopped his work.

Christian Standard Bible
When Baasha heard about it, he quit building Ramah and stopped his work.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When Baasha heard about it, he quit building Ramah and stopped his work.

American Standard Version
And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building Ramah, and let his work cease.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Then when Baasha heard, he departed from building Ramtha and he stopped all his building.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And it came to pass when Baasa heard it he left off building Rama, and put a stop to his work:

Contemporary English Version
When Baasha heard about it, he stopped his work on the town of Ramah.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And when Baasa heard of it, he left off the building of Rama, and interrupted his work.

English Revised Version
And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building of Ramah, and let his work cease.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When Baasha heard the news, he stopped fortifying Ramah and abandoned his work on it.

Good News Translation
When King Baasha heard what was happening, he stopped fortifying Ramah and abandoned the work.

International Standard Version
When Baasha learned of the attack, he withdrew from Ramah and stopped his interdiction.

JPS Tanakh 1917
And it came to pass, when Baasa heard thereof, that he left off building Ramah, and let his work cease.

Literal Standard Version
And it comes to pass, at Baasha’s hearing, that he ceases from building Ramah, and lets his work rest;

Majority Standard Bible
When Baasha learned of this, he stopped fortifying Ramah and abandoned his work.

New American Bible
When Baasha heard of it, he left off fortifying Ramah, putting an end to his work.

NET Bible
When Baasha heard the news, he stopped fortifying Ramah and abandoned the project.

New Revised Standard Version
When Baasha heard of it, he stopped building Ramah, and let his work cease.

New Heart English Bible
It happened, when Baasha heard of it, that he left off building Ramah, and let his work cease.

Webster's Bible Translation
And it came to pass, when Baasha heard it, that he left off the building of Ramah, and let his work cease.

World English Bible
When Baasha heard of it, he stopped building Ramah, and let his work cease.

Young's Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, at Baasha's hearing, that he ceaseth from building Ramah, and letteth his work rest;

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
War Between Asa and Baasha
4And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, conquering Ijon, Dan, Abel-maim, and all the store cities of Naphtali. 5 When Baasha learned of this, he stopped fortifying Ramah and abandoned his work. 6Then King Asa brought all the men of Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had used for building. And with these materials he built up Geba and Mizpah.…

Cross References
1 Kings 15:16
Now there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their days.

2 Chronicles 16:4
And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, conquering Ijon, Dan, Abel-maim, and all the store cities of Naphtali.

2 Chronicles 16:6
Then King Asa brought all the men of Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had used for building. And with these materials he built up Geba and Mizpah.


Treasury of Scripture

And it came to pass, when Baasha heard it, that he left off building of Ramah, and let his work cease.

that he left off

2 Chronicles 16:1
In the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah, and built Ramah, to the intent that he might let none go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.

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2 Chronicles 16
1. Asa, by the aid of the Syrians, diverts Baasha from building Ramah
7. Being reproved thereof by Hanani, he puts him in prison
11. Among his other acts in his disease he seeks not to God, but to the physicians
13. His death and burial














(5) And it came to pass.--See 1Kings 15:21.

And let his work cease.--Vay-yashbeth 'ethmelakhto. Kings: "vay-yesheb bethirzah, "and dwelt in Tirzah." The partial similarity of the Heb. is obvious. Kings appears to be correct, and the tautologous reading of the chronicler is to be ascribed to a fault in the writer's MS.

Verse 5. - And let his work cease. The parallel has not this, but follows the exact previous sentence with this, "and dwelt in Tirzah." It is the happy suggestion of one commentator (Professor James G. Murphy, 'Handbook: Chronicles') that this sentence may betray that it had been Baasha's intention to reside in Ramah.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
When Baasha
בַּעְשָׁ֔א (ba‘·šā)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1201: Baasha -- a king of Israel

learned of this,
כִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ (kiš·mō·a‘)
Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

he stopped
וַיֶּחְדַּ֕ל (way·yeḥ·dal)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2308: To be flabby, desist, be lacking, idle

fortifying
מִבְּנ֖וֹת (mib·bə·nō·wṯ)
Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 1129: To build

Ramah
הָרָמָ֑ה (hā·rā·māh)
Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 7414: Ramah -- 'height', the name of several places in Israel

and abandoned
וַיַּשְׁבֵּ֖ת (way·yaš·bêṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7673: To repose, desist from exertion

his work.
מְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃ (mə·laḵ·tōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 4399: Deputyship, ministry, employment, work, property


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