Israel takes Ramah from Judah
Judah rents the Syrian army
Israel’s King Baasha ended a long stretch of peace for Judah when his army took the border town of Ramah and turned it into their frontline fortress. They did this during the 36th year of King Asa’s reign over Judah. This blocked people from using that route to travel in or out of Judah. Asa responded by gathering gold and silver from the Temple and royal treasuries. He sent it to Syrian King Ben-hadad in Damascus, with a message:“Our fathers had a peace agreement. Let’s do the same. I’m sending you silver and gold from our royal and Temple treasuries. I know you have a peace treaty with Baasha, but I’m asking you to break it. Make one with me, so he’ll leave my land.”
Syrian’s capture towns from Israel
Ben-hadad sent his army to attack Israel. They captured the towns of Ijon, Dan, Abel-maim, and towns scattered throughout the tribal territory of Naphtali. When King Baasha got the news, he withdrew from Ramah. Asa recruited people from all over Judah to carry off the building stones and timber Baasha had brought in to fortify Ramah. They hauled it all to the neighboring towns of Geba and Mizpah, and used them to reinforce those cities.Where to find more Bible maps
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Israel captures Ramah