1 Kings 15:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֤א
(ba'·sha)
1201: a king of Isr.of uncertain derivation
kingמֶֽלֶךְ־
(me·lech-)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙
(yis·ra·'el)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
wentוַיַּ֨עַל
(vai·ya·'al)
5927: to go up, ascend, climba prim. root
up againstעַל־
(al-)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
Judahיְהוּדָ֔ה
(ye·hu·dah,)
3063: probably "praised," a son of Jacob, also his desc., the S. kingdom, also four Isr.probably from yadah
and fortifiedוַיִּ֖בֶן
(vai·yi·ven)
1129: to builda prim. root
Ramahהָרָמָ֑ה
(ha·ra·mah;)
7414: "height," the name of several places in Isr.from rum
in order to preventלְבִלְתִּ֗י
(le·vil·ti)
1115: not, exceptfrom balah
[anyone] from goingיֹצֵ֣א
(yo·tze)
3318: to go or come outa prim. root
out or comingוָבָ֔א
(va·va,)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
in to Asaלְאָסָ֖א
(le·'a·sa)
609: perhaps "healer," an Isr. namefrom an unused word
kingמֶ֥לֶךְ
(me·lech)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
of Judah.יְהוּדָֽה׃
(ye·hu·dah.)
3063: probably "praised," a son of Jacob, also his desc., the S. kingdom, also four Isr.probably from yadah


















KJV Lexicon
And Baasha
Ba`sha'  (bah-shaw')
offensiveness; Basha, a king of Israel -- Baasha.
king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
went up
`alah  (aw-law')
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow)
against Judah
Yhuwdah  (yeh-hoo-daw')
celebrated; Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory -- Judah.
and built
banah  (baw-naw')
to build (literally and figuratively) -- (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), surely.
Ramah
Ramah  (raw-maw')
Ramah, the name of four places in Palestine -- Ramah.
that he might not suffer
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
any to go out
yatsa'  (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
or come in
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
to Asa
'Aca'  (aw-saw')
Asa, the name of a king and of a Levite -- Asa.
king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
of Judah
Yhuwdah  (yeh-hoo-daw')
celebrated; Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory -- Judah.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and fortified Ramah in order to prevent anyone from going out or coming in to Asa king of Judah.

King James Bible
And Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not suffer any to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Israel's King Baasha went to war against Judah. He built Ramah in order to deny anyone access to Judah's King Asa.

International Standard Version
King Baasha of Israel invaded Judah and interdicted Ramah by building fortifications around it so no one could enter or leave to join King Asa of Judah.

NET Bible
King Baasha of Israel attacked Judah and established Ramah as a military outpost to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the land of King Asa of Judah.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
King Baasha of Israel invaded Judah and fortified Ramah to keep anyone from going to or coming from King Asa of Judah.

King James 2000 Bible
And Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not allow any to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.
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