Baasha fought against Judah. Baasha wanted to stop people from going into or coming out of Asa’s country of Judah. So he made the city of Ramah very strong.
During the 31st year that Asa was the king of Judah, Omri became king of Israel. Omri ruled over Israel for 12 years. Six of those years he ruled in the town of Tirzah.
Baasha heard about the attacks on the towns of Israel. So he stopped building the town of Ramah into a fortress, {\cf2\super [197]} and he left his work.