When Baashaheard[of it], he ceasedfortifyingRamahand remainedin Tirzah.
Then Jeroboam'swifearoseand departedand cameto Tirzah.As she was enteringthe thresholdof the house,the childdied.
Baashakingof Israelwentup againstJudahand fortifiedRamahin order to prevent[anyone] from goingout or comingin to Asakingof Judah.
In the thirty-firstyearof Asakingof Judah,OmribecamekingoverIsrael[and reigned] twelveyears;he reignedsixyearsat Tirzah.
And Baashasleptwith his fathersand was buriedin Tirzah,and Elahhis sonbecamekingin his place.
When Baashaheard[of it], he ceasedfortifyingRamahand stoppedhis work.
"You are as beautifulas Tirzah,my darling,As lovelyas Jerusalem,As awesomeas an armywith banners.
