2 Chronicles 16:5

2 Chronicles chapter 16 · verse 5 in three public-domain English translations with scriptural context

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building Ramah, and let his work cease.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And it came to pass, when Baasha heard it, that he left off building of Ramah, and let his work cease.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building Ramah, and let his work cease.

Context

v.4And Ben-hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel-maim, and all the store-cities of Naphtali.

v.5This passage

v.6Then 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.