1 Kings 15 · Verse 21

1 Kings 15:21

And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.
1 Kings 15:21, King James Version

1 Kings 15:21 in other translations

BSBWhen Baasha learned of this, he stopped fortifying Ramah and withdrew to Tirzah.
WEBWhen Baasha heard of it, he stopped building Ramah, and lived in Tirzah.
ASVAnd it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.
YLTand it cometh to pass at Baasha's hearing, that he ceaseth from building Ramah, and dwelleth in Tirzah.
DARBYAnd it came to pass when Baasha heard of it, that he left off building Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.
BBEAnd Baasha, hearing of it, put a stop to the building of Ramah, and was living in Tirzah.
WebsterAnd it came to pass, when Baasha heard of it, that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.

What does 1 Kings 15:21 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 21 Dwelt in Tirzah - This seems to have been the royal city; see 1Kgs 15:33, and 1Kgs 14:17; and in this Baasha was probably obliged to shut himself up.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 15:9-24

Asa did what was right in the eyes of the Lord. That is right indeed which is so in God's eyes. Asa's times were times of reformation. He removed that which was evil; there reformation begins, and a great deal he found to do. When Asa found idolatry in the court, he rooted it out thence. Reformation must begin at home. Asa honours and respects his mother; he loves her well, but he loves God better. Those that have…

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1 Kings 15:21 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַֽיְהִי֙vay.Hiand it wasH1961
כִּשְׁמֹ֣עַkish.Mo.a'when heardH8085
בַּעְשָׁ֔אba'.Sha'BaashaH1201
וַיֶּחְדַּ֕לvai.yech.Daland he ceasedH2308
מִבְּנ֖וֹתmi.be.Notfrom buildingH1129
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הָֽרָמָ֑הha.ra.Mah<the> RamahH7414
וַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevand he remainedH3427
בְּתִרְצָֽה\׃be.tir.Tzahin TirzahH8656

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Kings 15:21

  • 1 Kings 14:17

    And Jeroboam’s wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah: and when she came to the threshold of the door, the child died;

  • 1 Kings 16:15-18

    In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah. And the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines. And the people that were encamped heard say, Zimri hath conspired, and hath also slain the king: wherefore all Israel made Omri, the captain of the host, king over Israel that day in the camp. And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah. And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the palace of the king’s house, and burnt the king’s house over him with fire, and died,

  • 2 Chronicles 16:5

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

  • 1 Kings 15:17

    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.

  • Song of Solomon 6:4

    Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
when Baasha.
2Ch 16:5
Tirzah.
14:17; 16:15-18; So 6:4

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Kings 15:20

    So Ben–hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of the hosts which he had against the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel–beth–maachah, and all Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.

  • 1 Kings 15:21

    And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.

  • 1 Kings 15:22

    Then king Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none was exempted: and they took away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and king Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.

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1 Kings 15:21 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y oyendo esto Baasa, dejó de edificar á Rama, y estúvose en Thirsa.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il arriva, quand Baësha l’apprit, qu’il se désista de bâtir Rama, et il habita à Thirtsa.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und es geschah, als Baesa es hörte, da ließ er von dem Bau Ramas ab und blieb in Tirza.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Quod cum audisset Baasa, intermisit ædificare Rama, et reversus est in Thersa.