1 Kings 15:21 meaning and explanation

When Baasha learned of this, he stopped fortifying Ramah and withdrew to Tirzah.

1 Kings 15:21, Berean Standard Bible

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Baasha, king of Israel, had seized Ramah, a town just north of Jerusalem, to blockade Judah's border. When Asa of Judah paid Ben-hadad of Aram to attack Israel's northern cities, Baasha had to abandon the project and pull back to his capital at Tirzah.

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