King James Version
2 Chronicles 16:5 in the King James Version says “And it came to pass, when Baasha heard it, that he left off building of Ramah, and let his work cease.” — study this verse from 2 Chronicles chapter 16 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And it came to pass, when Baasha heard it, that he left off building of Ramah, and let his work cease.”
2 Chronicles 16:5 · KJV
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.
And Benhadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abelmaim, and all the store cities of Naphtali. his: Heb. which were his
And it came to pass, when Baasha heard it, that he left off building of Ramah, and let his work cease.
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.
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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“heard”
H8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
“it that he left off”
H2308properly, to be flabby, i.e., (by implication) desist; (figuratively) be lacking or idle
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“cease”
H7673to repose, i.e., desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“and let his work”
H4399properly, deputyship, i.e., ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor)
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