1 Kings 15:21

15:21 When Baasha heard the news, he stopped fortifying ¹  Ramah and settled down in Tirzah.

1 Kings 15:17

15:17 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. ² 

1 Kings 15:22

15:22 King Asa ordered all the men of Judah (no exemptions were granted) to carry away the stones and wood that Baasha had used to build Ramah. ³  King Asa used the materials to build up ⁴  Geba (in Benjamin) and Mizpah.

[15:21]  ¹ tn Heb “building.”

[15:17]  ² tn Heb “and he built up Ramah so as to not permit going out or coming in to Asa king of Judah.”

[15:22]  ³ tn Heb “and King Asa made a proclamation to all Judah, there was no one exempt, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and its wood which Baasha had built.”

[15:22]  ⁴ tn Heb “and King Asa built with them.”