1 Kings 15:17
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
5927 [e]וַיַּ֨עַל
way-ya-‘al
And came upConj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
1201 [e]בַּעְשָׁ֤א
ba‘-šā
BaashaN-proper-ms
4428 [e]מֶֽלֶךְ־
me-leḵ-
kingN-msc
3478 [e]יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
yiś-rā-’êl
of IsraelN-proper-ms
5921 [e]עַל־
‘al-
againstPrep
3063 [e]יְהוּדָ֔ה
yə-hū-ḏāh,
JudahN-proper-ms
1129 [e]וַיִּ֖בֶן
way-yi-ḇen
and fortifiedConj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
853 [e]אֶת־
’eṯ-
-DirObjM
7414 [e]הָרָמָ֑ה
hā-rā-māh;
RamahArt | N-proper-fs
1115 [e]לְבִלְתִּ֗י
lə-ḇil-tî,
that nonePrep-l
5414 [e]תֵּ֚ת
têṯ
he might letV-Qal-Inf
3318 [e]יֹצֵ֣א
yō-ṣê
go outV-Qal-Prtcpl-ms
935 [e]וָבָ֔א
wā-ḇā,
or come inConj-w | V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms
609 [e]לְאָסָ֖א
lə-’ā-sā
to AsaPrep-l | N-proper-ms
4428 [e]מֶ֥לֶךְ
me-leḵ
kingN-msc
3063 [e]יְהוּדָֽה׃
yə-hū-ḏāh.
of JudahN-proper-ms





















Hebrew Texts
מלכים א 15:17 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
וַיַּ֨עַל בַּעְשָׁ֤א מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ עַל־יְהוּדָ֔ה וַיִּ֖בֶן אֶת־הָרָמָ֑ה לְבִלְתִּ֗י תֵּ֚ת יֹצֵ֣א וָבָ֔א לְאָסָ֖א מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה׃

מלכים א 15:17 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
ויעל בעשא מלך־ישראל על־יהודה ויבן את־הרמה לבלתי תת יצא ובא לאסא מלך יהודה׃

מלכים א 15:17 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
ויעל בעשא מלך־ישראל על־יהודה ויבן את־הרמה לבלתי תת יצא ובא לאסא מלך יהודה׃

מלכים א 15:17 Hebrew Bible
ויעל בעשא מלך ישראל על יהודה ויבן את הרמה לבלתי תת יצא ובא לאסא מלך יהודה׃

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and fortified Ramah in order to prevent anyone from going out or coming in to Asa king of Judah.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Israel's King Baasha went to war against Judah. He built Ramah in order to deny anyone access to Judah's King Asa.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

A.M.

1 Kings 15:27 And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired …

2 Chronicles 16:1 In the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa Baasha king of …

Ramah By building Ramah is here meant fortifying it, in order to prevent all intercourse with the kingdom of Judah, lest his subjects should cleave to the house of David: for Ramah was a city of Benjamin, situated on the confines of both kingdoms, probably on a hill, as the name imports, commanding a narrow defile between the mountains, through which lay the principal road to Jerusalem; so that a fortification being erected here, no communication could be held between the people of Israel and Judah, without Baasha's permission.

1 Kings 15:21 And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off …

Joshua 18:25 Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth,

1 Samuel 15:34 Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of Saul.

Jeremiah 31:15 Thus said the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and …

he might not suffer

1 Kings 12:27 If this people go up to do sacrifice in the house of the LORD at …

2 Chronicles 11:13-17 And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted …

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