1 Kings 15:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.”
1 Kings 15:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 15:21 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 15:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“When Baasha heard of it, he stopped building Ramah, and lived in Tirzah.”
1 Kings 15:21 — World English Bible
1 Kings 15:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah. ”
1 Kings 15:21 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 15:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and it cometh to pass at Baasha's hearing, that he ceaseth from building Ramah, and dwelleth in Tirzah.”
1 Kings 15:21 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 15:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And it came to pass when Baasha heard of it, that he left off building Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah. ”
1 Kings 15:21 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 15:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And when Baasha heard thereof, hee left buylding of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.”
1 Kings 15:21 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 15:21 in Context — 1 Kings 15
19 There is a league between me and thee, and between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent unto thee a present of silver and gold; come and break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.
20 So Ben–hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of the hosts which he had against the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel–beth–maachah, and all Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.
21 And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.
22 Then king Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none was exempted: and they took away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and king Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.
23 The rest of all the acts of Asa, and all his might, and all that he did, and the cities which he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? Nevertheless in the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet.
What Does 1 Kings 15:21 Mean?
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