1 In the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah, and built Ramah, to the intent that he might let none go out or come in to Asa king of Judah. 2 Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king’s house, and sent to Ben-hadad king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying, 3 There is a league between me and thee, as there was between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent thee silver and gold; go, break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me. 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. 5 And it came to pass, when Baasha heard it , that he left off building of Ramah, and let his work cease. 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.
7 ¶ And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said unto him, Because thou hast relied on the king of Syria, and not relied on the LORD thy God, therefore is the host of the king of Syria escaped out of thine hand. 8 Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubims a huge host, with very many chariots and horsemen? yet, because thou didst rely on the LORD, he delivered them into thine hand. 9 For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars. 10 Then Asa was wroth with the seer, and put him in a prison house; for he was in a rage with him because of this thing . And Asa oppressed some of the people the same time.
11 ¶ And, behold, the acts of Asa, first and last, lo, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel. 12 And Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease was exceeding great: yet in his disease he sought not to the LORD, but to the physicians.
13 ¶ And Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the one and fortieth year of his reign. 14 And they buried him in his own sepulchres, which he had made for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odours and divers kinds of spices prepared by the apothecaries’ art: and they made a very great burning for him.
1 anno autem tricesimo sexto regni eius
ascendit Baasa rex Israhel in Iudam
et muro circumdabat Rama
ut nullus tute posset egredi et ingredi de
regno Asa
2 protulit ergo Asa argentum et aurum
de thesauris domus Domini et de thesauris regis
misitque ad Benadad regem Syriae qui habitabat in Damasco dicens
3 foedus inter me et te est
pater quoque meus et pater tuus habuere concordiam
quam ob rem misi tibi argentum et aurum
ut rupto foedere quod habes cum Baasa rege Israhel
facias eum a me recedere
4 quo conperto
Benadad misit principes exercituum suorum ad urbes Israhel
qui percusserunt Ahion et Dan et Abelmaim
et universas urbes muratas Nepthalim
5 quod cum audisset Baasa desivit aedificare Rama
et intermisit opus suum
6 porro Asa rex adsumpsit universum Iudam
et tulerunt lapides Rama
et ligna quae aedificationi praeparaverat Baasa
aedificavitque ex eis Gabaa et Maspha
7 in tempore illo venit Anani propheta ad Asam regem Iuda
et dixit ei quia habuisti fiduciam in rege Syriae
et non in Domino Deo tuo
idcirco evasit Syriae regis exercitus de manu
tua
8 nonne Aethiopes et Lybies multo plures erant
quadrigis et equitibus et multitudine nimia
quos cum Domino credidisses tradidit in manu tua
9 oculi enim eius contemplantur universam terram
et praebent fortitudinem his qui corde perfecto credunt in eum
stulte igitur egisti
et propter hoc ex praesenti tempore contra te bella
consurgent
10 iratusque Asa adversus videntem iussit eum mitti in nervum
valde quippe super hoc fuerat indignatus
et interfecit de populo in tempore illo plurimos
11 opera autem Asa prima et novissima
scripta sunt in libro regum Iuda et Israhel
12 aegrotavit etiam Asa anno tricesimo nono regni sui
dolore pedum vehementissimo
et nec in infirmitate sua quaesivit Dominum
sed magis in medicorum arte confisus est
13 dormivitque cum patribus suis
et mortuus est anno quadragesimo primo regni sui
14 et sepelierunt eum in sepulchro suo
quod foderat sibi in civitate David
posueruntque eum super lectulum suum
plenum aromatibus et unguentis meretriciis
quae erant pigmentariorum arte confecta
et conbuserunt super eum ambitione
nimia