1 Kings 15:22

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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
king	וְהַמֶּ֨לֶךְ ve.ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · conjunction + definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Asa	אָסָ֜א 'a.Sa'	H609	Asa · proper noun, a man's name
proclamation	הִשְׁמִ֤יעַ hish.Mi.a'	H8085	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attent… · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Judah	יְהוּדָה֙ ye.hu.Dah	H3063	Jehudah (or Judah) · proper noun, a place name
exempted	נָקִ֔י na.Ki	H5355	innocent · adjective, masculine singular absolute
took	וַיִּשְׂא֞וּ vai.yis.'U	H5375	to lift · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
stones	אַבְנֵ֤י 'av.Nei	H68	a stone · noun, common feminine plural construct
Ramah	הָֽרָמָה֙ ha.ra.Mah	H7414	Ramah · definite article + proper noun, a place name
timber	עֵצֶ֔יהָ 'e.Tzei.ha	H6086	a tree (from its firmness) · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
Baasha	בַּעְשָׁ֑א ba'.Sha'	H1201	Basha · proper noun, a man's name
builded	בָּנָ֖ה ba.Nah	H1129	to build (literally and figuratively) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
king	הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Asa	אָסָ֔א 'a.Sa'	H609	Asa · proper noun, a man's name
built	וַיִּ֤בֶן vai.Yi.ven	H1129	to build (literally and figuratively) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Geba	גֶּ֥בַע Ge.va'	H1387	Geba · proper noun, a place name
Benjamin	בִּנְיָמִ֖ן bin.ya.Min	H1144	Binjamin · proper noun, a man's name
Mizpah	הַמִּצְפָּֽה ha.mitz.Pah	H4709	Mitspah · definite article + proper noun, a place name

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Joshua 21:17 And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs,
Joshua 18:24 And Chephar-haammonai, and Ophni, and Gaba; twelve cities with their villages:
Joshua 18:26 And Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and Mozah,
2 Chronicles 16:6 Then Asa the king took all Judah; and they carried away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha was building; and he b…
1 Samuel 7:5 And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you unto the LORD.
Jeremiah 40:6 Then went Jeremiah unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and dwelt with him among the people that were left in the land.
Jeremiah 40:10 As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah to serve the Chaldeans, which will come unto us: but ye, gather ye wine, and summer fruits, and oi…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 15:9-24

We have here a short account of the reign of Asa; we shall find a more copious history of it Ch2 14:1-15, 15, and Ch2 16:1-14. Here is, I. The length of it: He reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem, Kg1 15:10. In the account we have of the kings of Judah we find the number of the good kings and the bad ones nearly equal; but then we may observe, to our comfort, that the reign of the good kings was generally long, but that of the bad kings short, the consideration of which will make the state of God's church not altogether so bad within that period as it appears at first sight. Length of days is in Wisdom's right hand. Honour thy father, much more thy heavenly Father, that thy days may be long…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 15:22

Then king Asa made a proclamation--The fortifications which Baasha had erected at Ramah were demolished, and with the materials were built other defenses, where Asa thought they were needed--at Geba (now Jeba) and Mizpeh (now Neby Samuil), about two hours' travelling north of Jerusalem.

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 15:22

None was exempted - Every man was obliged to go and help to dismantle the fortress at Ramah which Baasha had built. This was a general levee en masse of the people: every one was obliged to lend a helping hand, as the state was then supposed to be in danger, and all exemptions necessarily ceased. This is a maxim of civil policy, Ubi adversus hostem muniendi sent limites, omnis immunitas cessat: "Where the boundaries are to be fortified against an enemy, then all exemptions cease.

John Gill on 1 Kings 15:22

Then King Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah,.... Summoned men of all sorts, ranks, and degrees: (none was exempted;) the Jews (z) say, not so much as a newly married man, whom the law excused from war the first year, nor the disciples of the wise men: and they took away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; or fortified the place; these; the men of Judah, whom Asa summoned, carried off: and King Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah; which were both in the tribe of Benjamin, and which he fortified, Joshua 18:24. (z) Jarchi & Kimchi in loc.

Dictionary and topics

Baasha — Bravery, the third king of the separate kingdom of Israel, and founder of its second dynasty (1 Kings 15; 16; 2 Chr. 16:1-6). He was the son of Ahijah of the tribe of Issachar. The city of Tirzah he…
Geba — The hill, (2 Sam. 5:25 [1 Chr. 14:16, “Gibeon”]; 2 Kings 23:8; Neh. 11:31), a Levitical city of Benjamin (1 Kings 15:22; 1 Sam. 13:16; 14:5, wrongly “Gibeah” in the A.V.), on the north border of…
Maachah — Oppression, a small Syrian kingdom near Geshur, east of the Hauran, the district of Batanea (Josh. 13:13; 2 Sam. 10:6, 8; 1 Chr. 19:7). (2.) A daughter of Talmai, king of the old native population of…
Mizpah — Or Miz’peh, watch-tower; the look-out. (1.) A place in Gilead, so named by Laban, who overtook Jacob at this spot (Gen. 31:49) on his return to Palestine from Padan-aram. Here Jacob and Laban set up…
Rama — (Matt. 2:18), the Greek form of Ramah. (1.) A city first mentioned in Josh. 18:25, near Gibeah of Benjamin. It was fortified by Baasha, king of Israel (1 Kings 15:17-22; 2 Chr. 16:1-6). Asa, king of…
Asa · 1. King of — 1. King of
Baasha · King of Israel — King of Israel
Geba · A city of the tribe of Benjamin, assigned to the — A city of the tribe of Benjamin, assigned to the
Kings · Who reigned over Judah: Asa — Who reigned over Judah: Asa
Mizpah · .Walled up by Asa — .Walled up by Asa
Ramah · Asa — Asa

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Kings 15:22

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 15:9-24

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 15:22

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 15:22

John Gill on 1 Kings 15:22

Dictionary and topics

1 Kings 15:22

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 15:9-24

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 15:22

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 15:22

John Gill on 1 Kings 15:22

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Kings 15:9-24

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Kings 15:20-22

Rashi on 1 Kings 15:22