2 Chronicles 16:1

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

In the thirty-sixth year of Asa's rule, King Baasha of Israel invaded Judah and captured the town of Ramah. He started making the town stronger, and he put troops there to stop people from going in and out of Judah.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 15:19

There was peace in Judah until the thirty-fifth year of Asa's rule.

2 Chronicles 15:5

There was so much confusion in those days that it wasn't safe to go anywhere in Israel.

2 Chronicles 15:9

Asa called together the people from Judah and Benjamin, as well as the people from the territories of Ephraim, West Manasseh, and Simeon who were living in Judah. Many of these people were now loyal to Asa, because they had seen that the LORD was with him.

2 Chronicles 16:2

When Asa heard about this, he took the silver and gold from his palace and from the LORD's temple. Then he sent it to Damascus with this message for King Benhadad of Syria:

Jeremiah 40:1

I was led away in chains along with the people of Judah and Jerusalem who were being taken to Babylonia. Nebuzaradan was the officer in charge of the guard, and when we stopped at Ramah, the LORD made him set me free.

Jeremiah 41:9

The well that he filled with bodies had been dug by King Asa of Judah to store rainwater, because he was afraid that King Baasha of Israel might surround Mizpah and keep the people from getting to their water supply.