1 Kings 15:18 meaning and explanation
So Asa withdrew all the silver and gold that remained in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace. He entrusted it to his servants and sent them with this message to Ben-hadad son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus:
1 Kings 15:18, Berean Standard Bible
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Asa, king of Judah, faces a military threat from Baasha of Israel, who has fortified Ramah to cut off Judah's border. Instead of trusting the LORD, Asa empties the treasuries of the temple and the palace and sends the silver and gold as a gift to Ben-hadad, king of Aram in Damascus, asking him to break his treaty with Baasha.
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