Then KingAsamadea proclamationto allJudah--nonewas exempt--and they carriedaway the stonesof Ramahand its timberwith whichBaashahad built.And KingAsabuiltwith them Gebaof Benjaminand Mizpah.
Baashakingof Israelwentup againstJudahand fortifiedRamahin order to prevent[anyone] from goingout or comingin to Asakingof Judah.
Then he broughtallthe priestsfrom the citiesof Judah,and defiledthe highplaceswherethe priestshad burnedincense,from Gebato Beersheba;and he brokedownthe highplacesof the gateswhich[were] at the entranceof the gateof Joshuathe governorof the city,which[were] on one'sleftat the citygate.
Then KingAsabroughtallJudah,and they carriedaway the stonesof Ramahand its timberwith whichBaashahad been building,and with them he fortifiedGebaand Mizpah.
"Now as for me, behold,I am going to stayat Mizpahto stand[for you] beforethe Chaldeanswhocometo us; but as for you, gatherin wineand summerfruitand oiland put[them] in your [storage] vessels,and livein your citiesthat you have takenover."
Then Jeremiahwentto Mizpahto Gedaliahthe sonof Ahikamand stayedwith him amongthe peoplewho were leftin the land.
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.
Allthe landwill be changedinto a plainfrom Gebato Rimmonsouthof Jerusalem;but Jerusalem will riseand remainon its sitefrom Benjamin'sGateas faras the placeof the FirstGateto the CornerGate,and from the Towerof Hananelto the king'swinepresses.
and Chephar-ammoniand Ophniand Geba;twelvecitieswith their villages.
and Mizpehand Chephirahand Mozah,
From the tribeof Benjamin,Gibeonwith its pasturelands,Gebawith its pasturelands,
Then Samuelsaid,"GatherallIsraelto Mizpahand I will prayto the LORDfor you."
