Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not suffer any to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.
Baasha
He might not suffer
Bible References
Baasha
1 Kings 15:27
Then Baasha son of Ahijah of the house of Issachar conspired against Nadab, and Baasha struck him down at Gibbethon of the Philistines while Nadab and all Israel were besieging Gibbethon.
2 Chronicles 16:1
In the thirty-sixth year of Asa, Israel’s King Baasha went to war against Judah. He built Ramah in order to deny access to anyone—going or coming—to Judah’s King Asa.
Ramah
Joshua 18:25
Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth,
1 Samuel 15:34
Samuel went to Ramah, and Saul went up to his home in Gibeah of Saul.
Jeremiah 31:15
This is what the Lord says:
A voice was heard in Ramah,
a lament with bitter weeping—
Rachel weeping for her children,
refusing to be comforted for her children
because they are no more.
a lament with bitter weeping—
Rachel weeping for her children,
refusing to be comforted for her children
because they are no more.
He might not suffer
1 Kings 12:27
If these people regularly go to offer sacrifices in the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem, the heart of these people will return to their lord, Rehoboam king of Judah. They will murder me and go back to the king of Judah.”
2 Chronicles 11:13
The priests and Levites from all their regions throughout Israel took their stand with Rehoboam,