1 Kings 15:16

And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof,.... What was doing in the northern part of his kingdom:

that he left off building of Ramah; which was the thing designed to be answered by this…

Baasha became king of Israel in the third year of Asa 1Ki 15:33. The petty warfare which ordinarily prevailed on the borders of the two kingdoms continued “all the days” of Asa and Baasha. During the…

There was war - That is, there was continual enmity; see on Kg1 15:6 (note). But there was no open war till the thirty-sixth year of Asa, when Baasha, king of Israel, began to build Ramah, that he…

We have here a short account of the reign of Asa; we shall find a more copious history of it Ch2 14:1-15, 15, and Ch2 16:1-14. Here is,

I. The length of it: He reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem,…

Asa's war with Baasha. His death (2Ch 16:1-6; 2Ch 16:11-14)

16. between Asa and Baasha Baasha obtained the throne of Israel in the third year of Asa's reign (1Ki 15:33) and reigned twenty-four years.…