15 ¹⁶ Even Maacah, his mother, King Asa removed from being queen mother because she had made an abominable image for Asherah. Asa cut down her image, crushed it, and burned it at the brook Kidron. 15 ¹⁷ But the high places were not taken out of Israel. Nevertheless the heart of Asa was blameless all his days. 15 ¹⁸ And he brought into the house of God the votive gifts of his father and his own votive gifts, silver, and gold, and vessels. 15 ¹⁹ And there was no more war until the thirty-fifth year of the reign of Asa. - BAASHA king of Israel. Troubles between Judah and Israel.  2Chr.16.1-6- 1Kgs.15.17-22 | KNSB Contents | notes

16 ¹ In the thirty-sixth year of the reign of Asa, Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might permit no one to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah. 16 ² Then Asa took silver and gold from the treasures of the house of Yahweh and the king's house, and sent them to Ben-hadad king of Syria, who dwelt in Damascus, saying, 16 ³ "Let there be a league between me and you, as between my father and your father; behold, I am sending to you silver and gold; go, break your league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may withdraw from me." 16 ⁴ And Ben-hadad hearkened to King Asa, and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, and they conquered Ijon, Dan, Abel-maim, and all the store-cities of Naphtali. 16 ⁵ And when Baasha heard of it, he stopped building Ramah, and let his work cease. 16 ⁶ Then King Asa took all Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and its timber, with which Baasha had been building, and with them he built Geba and Mizpah.