Baashakingof Israelwentup againstJudahand fortifiedRamahin order to prevent[anyone] from goingout or comingin to Asakingof Judah.
Jeroboamsaidin his heart,"Nowthe kingdomwill returnto the houseof David.
"Ifthispeoplegoup to offersacrificesin the houseof the LORDat Jerusalem,then the heartof thispeoplewill returnto their lord,[even] to Rehoboamkingof Judah;and they will killme and returnto Rehoboamkingof Judah."
Then Baashathe sonof Ahijahof the houseof Issacharconspiredagainsthim, and Baashastruckhim downat Gibbethon,whichbelonged to the Philistines,while Nadaband allIsraelwere layingsiegeto Gibbethon.
Thussaysthe LORD,"A voiceis heardin Ramah,Lamentation[and] bitterweeping.Rachelis weepingfor her children;She refusesto be comfortedfor her children,Becausethey are nomore."
Now as for the cisternwhereIshmaelhad castallthe corpsesof the menwhomhe had struckdownbecauseof Gedaliah,it was the one that KingAsahad madeon accountof Baasha,kingof Israel;Ishmaelthe sonof Nethaniahfilledit with the slain.
Gibeonand Ramahand Beeroth,
Then Samuelwentto Ramah,but Saulwentup to his houseat Gibeahof Saul.
