2 Chronicles 16:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
When Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֔א
(ba'·sha,)
1201: a king of Isr.of uncertain derivation
heardכִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ
(kish·mo·a')
8085: to heara prim. root
[of it], he ceasedוַיֶּחְדַּ֕ל
(vai·yech·dal)
2308: to ceasea prim. root
fortifyingמִבְּנֹ֖ות
(mib·be·no·vt)
1129: to builda prim. root
Ramahהָרָמָ֑ה
(ha·ra·mah;)
7414: "height," the name of several places in Isr.from rum
and stoppedוַיַּשְׁבֵּ֖ת
(vai·yash·bet)
7673a: to cease, desist, resta prim. root
his work.מְלַאכְתֹּֽו׃
(me·lach·tov.)
4399: occupation, workfrom the same as malak


















KJV Lexicon
And it came to pass when Baasha
Ba`sha'  (bah-shaw')
offensiveness; Basha, a king of Israel -- Baasha.
heard
shama`  (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
it that he left off
chadal  (khaw-dal')
to be flabby, i.e. (by implication) desist; (figuratively) be lacking or idle -- cease, end, fall, forbear, forsake, leave (off), let alone, rest, be unoccupied, want.
building
banah  (baw-naw')
to build (literally and figuratively) -- (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), surely.
of Ramah
Ramah  (raw-maw')
Ramah, the name of four places in Palestine -- Ramah.
and let his work
mla'kah  (mel-aw-kaw')
deputyship, i.e. ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor)
cease
shabath  (shaw-bath')
to repose, i.e. desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
When Baasha heard of it, he ceased fortifying Ramah and stopped 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.

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

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

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

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

King James 2000 Bible
And it came to pass, when Baasha heard it, that he stopped building Ramah, and let his work cease.
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