Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

They carried

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They carried

1 Kings 15:22
so King Asa published a proclamation throughout Judah (no one was left out) and they carried away the stones and timber with which Baasha had been fortifying Judah. King Asa used them to fortify Geba in Benjamin and Mizpah.

Geba

Joshua 18:24
Chephar-ammoni, Ophni, and Geba, for a total of twelve towns and villages.
1 Chronicles 6:60
From the tribe of Benjamin were allotted Geba with its surrounding suburbs, Alemeth with its surrounding suburbs, and Anathoth with its surrounding suburbs. All their towns allotted to their families totaled thirteen.
Isaiah 10:29
He has crossed over by the pass; his overnight lodging is at Geba. Ramah trembles; Gibeah of Saul has fled.
Zechariah 14:10
The entire land will become like the Arabah plain from Geba to Rimmon, south of Jerusalem. It will be raised up and inhabited where it is, from the Gate of Benjamin to the First Gate, then to the Corner Gate, to the Hananel Tower, and to the king's winepresses.

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1 Kings 15:16
A state of continual military unrest existed between Asa and King Baasha of Israel throughout their lifetimes.

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