1 Kings 15:22 - Easy To Read Version22 Then king Asa gave an order to all of the people of Judah. Every person had to help. They went to Ramah and took all the stones and wood that Baasha was using to make that city strong. They carried those things to Geba in the land of Benjamin and to Mizpah. Then King Asa built those two towns much stronger. Féach an chaibidilTuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 176922 Then king Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none was exempted: and they took away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and king Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah. Féach an chaibidilAmplified Bible - Classic Edition22 Then King Asa made a proclamation to all Judah–none was exempted. They carried away the stones of Ramah and its timber with which Baasha had been building. And King Asa built up with them Geba of Benjamin, and also Mizpah. Féach an chaibidilAmerican Standard Version (1901)22 Then king Asa made a proclamation unto all Judah; none was exempted: and they carried away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and king Asa built therewith Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah. Féach an chaibidilCommon English Bible22 King Asa issued an order to every Judean without exception: all the people carried away the stone and timber that Baasha was using to build Ramah, and King Asa used it to build Geba of Benjamin and Mizpah. Féach an chaibidilCatholic Public Domain Version22 Then king Asa sent an announcement to all of Judah, saying, "Let no one be excused." And they took away the stones from Ramah, and its timber, with which Baasha had fortified it. And from these things, king Asa built up Geba of Benjamin and Mizpah. Féach an chaibidilDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version22 But king Asa sent word into all Juda, saying: Let no man be excused. And they took away the stones from Rama, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasa had been building: and with them Asa built Gabaa of Benjamin, and Maspha. Féach an chaibidil |
(Ishmael threw the dead bodies into the cistern until it was full—and that cistern was very big! It had been built by a king of Judah named Asa. King Asa had made the cistern so that during war there would be water in the city. {\cf2\super [339]} Asa did this to protect his city from Baasha, the king of Israel.)
At that time, the whole area around Jerusalem will become \{empty\} like the Arabah desert. The country will be like a desert from Geba to Rimmon in the Negev. But the whole city of Jerusalem will be built again—from Benjamin Gate to the First Gate (that is, the Corner Gate) and from the Tower of Hananel to the king’s winepresses.