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.
2 Chronicles 16:5 in other translations
| BSB | When Baasha learned of this, he stopped fortifying Ramah and abandoned his work. |
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| WEB | When Baasha heard of it, he stopped building Ramah, and let his work cease. |
| ASV | And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building Ramah, and let his work cease. |
| YLT | And it cometh to pass, at Baasha's hearing, that he ceaseth from building Ramah, and letteth his work rest; |
| DARBY | And it came to pass when Baasha heard of it, that he left off building Ramah, and let his work cease. |
| BBE | Then Baasha, hearing of it, put a stop to the building of Ramah, and let his work come to an end. |
| Webster | And it came to pass, when Baasha heard it, that he left off the building of Ramah, and let his work cease. |
What does 2 Chronicles 16:5 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 16:1-6
2Ch 16:1-14. Asa, by a League with the Syrians, Diverts Baasha from Building Ramah. 1-6. In the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa, Baasha ... came up against Judah--Baasha had died several years before this date (1Ki 15:33), and the best biblical critics are agreed in considering this date to be calculated from the separation of the kingdoms, and coincident with the sixteenth year of Asa's reign. This mode…
2 Chronicles 16:5 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- 2 Chronicles 16:4
And 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.
- 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.
- 2 Chronicles 16:6
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.
2 Chronicles 16:5 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y oyendo esto Baasa, cesó de edificar á Rama, y dejó su obra. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il arriva, quand Baësha l’apprit, qu’il se désista de bâtir Rama, et fit cesser ses travaux. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und es geschah, als Baesa es hörte, da ließ er von dem Bau Ramas ab und stellte seine Arbeit ein. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Quod cum audisset Baasa, desiit ædificare Rama, et intermisit opus suum. |