Then king Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none was exempted: and they took away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and king Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.
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Gill's Exposition
And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar,.... A man of that tribe; but who he was, or his father, is nowhere else said, very probably an officer in Nadab's army:
conspired against him;…
Barnes' Notes
Geba, situated opposite to Michmash 1Sa 14:5, is almost certainly “Jeba,” which stands picturesquely on the top of its steep terraced hill on the very edge of the “Wady Suweinit.” Its position was…
Adam Clarke
None was exempted - Every man was obliged to go and help to dismantle the fortress at Ramah which Baasha had built. This was a general levee en masse of the people: every one was obliged to lend a…
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,…
Cambridge Bible
Asa made a proclamation throughout[R.V. unto] all Judah Literally -caused all Judah to hear." The people, rather than the land, are spoken of, as is shewn by the next words -none was exempted." The…
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