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2 Chronicles 16:6

Then King Asa brought all the men of Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had used for building. And with these materials he built up Geba and Mizpah.

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ASV

Then Asa the king took all Judah; and they carried away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and he built therewith Geba and Mizpah.

KJV

Then Asa the king took all Judah; and they carried away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha was building; and he built therewith Geba and Mizpah.

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Original language & word study

21 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְאָסָ֣אve.'a.Sa'and AsaH609 →
הַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
לָקַח֙la.Kachhe tookH3947 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
יְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahJudahH3063 →
וַיִּשְׂא֞וּvai.yis.'Uand they carried offH5375 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
אַבְנֵ֤י'av.Nei[the] stones ofH68 →
הָֽרָמָה֙ha.ra.Mah<the> RamahH7414 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
עֵצֶ֔יהָ'e.Tzei.hawood<s> itsH6086 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
בָּנָ֖הba.Nahhe had builtH1129 →
בַּעְשָׁ֑אba'.Sha'BaashaH1201 →
וַיִּ֣בֶןvai.Yi.venand he builtH1129 →
בָּהֶ֔םba.Hemwith them
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
גֶּ֖בַעGe.va'GebaH1387 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
הַמִּצְפָּֽה׃ סha.mitz.Pah<the> MizpahH4709 →

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Isaiah 10:29They have crossed at the ford: “We will spend the night at Geba.” Ramah trembles; Gibeah of Saul flees.1 Kings 15:22Then King Asa summoned all the men of Judah, with no exceptions, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had used for building. And with these materials King Asa built up Geba of Benjamin, as well as Mizpah.Zechariah 14:10All the land from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem will be turned into a plain, but Jerusalem will be raised up and will remain in her place, from the Benjamin Gate to the site of the First Gate to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the royal winepresses.1 Samuel 10:17After this, Samuel summoned the people to the LORD at Mizpah1 Chronicles 6:60And from the tribe of Benjamin they were given Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth, together with their pasturelands. So they had thirteen cities in all among their families.2 Chronicles 21:17So they went to war against Judah, invaded it, and carried off all the possessions found in the king’s palace, along with his sons and wives; not a son was left to him except Jehoahaz, his youngest.Joshua 15:38Dilan, Mizpeh, Joktheel,1 Samuel 7:6When they had gathered at Mizpah, they drew water and poured it out before the LORD. On that day they fasted, and there they confessed, “We have sinned against the LORD.” And Samuel judged the Israelites at Mizpah.Joshua 18:24–26Chephar-ammoni, Ophni, and Geba—twelve cities, along with their villages.2 Chronicles 11:5Rehoboam continued to live in Jerusalem, and he built up cities for defense in Judah.Nehemiah 3:7Next to them, repairs were made by Melatiah the Gibeonite, Jadon the Meronothite, and the men of Gibeon and Mizpah, who were under the authority of the governor of the region west of the Euphrates.1 Samuel 7:16Every year he would go on a circuit from Bethel to Gilgal to Mizpah, judging Israel in all these places.

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