1In 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. 2Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasuries of the house of the LORD and of the king's house, and sent to Ben-hadad, king of Syria, who dwelt at Damascus, saying, 3There 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. 4And 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 storage {store} cities of Naphtali. 5And it came to pass, when Baasha heard it, that he stopped {left off} building of Ramah, and let his work cease. 6Then Asa, the king, took all Judah; and they carried away the stones of Ramah, and its timber {thereof}, with which {wherewith} Baasha was building; and he built with it {therewith} Geba and Mizpah.

7And 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. 8Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubim a huge host, with very many chariots and horsemen? Yet, because thou didst rely on the LORD, He delivered them into thine hand. 9For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show 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. 10Then Asa was angry 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.

11And, behold, the acts of Asa, first and last, lo, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel. 12And Asa, in the thirty and ninth year of his reign, was diseased in his feet, until his disease was very {exceeding} great; yet in his disease he sought not to the LORD, but to the physicians. 13And Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the one and fortieth year of his reign. 14And they buried him in his own sepulchers, which he had made for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odors and various {divers} kinds of spices prepared by the perfumers' {apothecaries'} art; and they made a very great burning for him.