1 In the thirty-sixth year of Asa's reign Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and fortified Ramah to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the territory of Asa king of Judah.2 Asa then took the silver and gold out of the treasuries of the LORD's temple and of his own palace and sent it to Ben-Hadad king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus.3 "Let there be a treaty between me and you," he said, "as there was between my father and your father. See, I am sending you silver and gold. Now break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel so he will withdraw from me."4 Ben-Hadad agreed with King Asa and sent the commanders of his forces against the towns of Israel. They conquered Ijon, Dan, Abel Maim "and all the store cities of Naphtali.5 When Baasha heard this, he stopped building Ramah and abandoned his work.6 Then King Asa brought all the men of Judah, and they carried away from Ramah the stones and timber Baasha had been using. With them he built up Geba and Mizpah.7 At that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah and said to him: "Because you relied on the king of Aram and not on the LORD your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand.8 Were not the Cushites "and Libyans a mighty army with great numbers of chariots and horsemen "? Yet when you relied on the LORD, he delivered them into your hand.9 For the eyes of the LORD range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. You have done a foolish thing, and from now on you will be at war."10 Asa was angry with the seer because of this; he was so enraged that he put him in prison. At the same time Asa brutally oppressed some of the people.11 The events of Asa's reign, from beginning to end, are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.12 In the thirty-ninth year of his reign Asa was afflicted with a disease in his feet. Though his disease was severe, even in his illness he did not seek help from the LORD, but only from the physicians.13 Then in the forty-first year of his reign Asa died and rested with his ancestors.14 They buried him in the tomb that he had cut out for himself in the City of David. They laid him on a bier covered with spices and various blended perfumes, and they made a huge fire in his honor.

1 Anno autem trigesimo sexto regni ejus, ascendit Baasa rex Isral in Judam, et muro circumdabat Rama, ut nullus tute posset egredi et ingredi de regno Asa. 2 Protulit ergo Asa argentum et aurum de thesauris domus Domini, et de thesauris regis, misitque ad Benadad regem Syri, qui habitabat in Damasco, dicens : 3 Fdus inter me et te est ; pater quoque meus et pater tuus habuere concordiam : quam ob rem misi tibi argentum et aurum, ut rupto fdere quod habes cum Baasa rege Isral, facias eum a me recedere. 4 Quo comperto, Benadad misit principes exercituum suorum ad urbes Isral : qui percusserunt Ahion, et Dan, et Abelmaim, et universas urbes Nephthali muratas. 5 Quod cum audisset Baasa, desiit dificare Rama, et intermisit opus suum. 6 Porro Asa rex assumpsit universum Judam, et tulerunt lapides de Rama, et ligna qu dificationi prparaverat Baasa, dificavitque ex eis Gabaa et Maspha. 7 In tempore illo venit Hanani propheta ad Asa regem Juda, et dixit ei : Quia habuisti fiduciam in rege Syri, et non in Domino Deo tuo, idcirco evasit Syri regis exercitus de manu tua. 8 Nonne thiopes et Libyes multo plures erant quadrigis, et equitibus, et multitudine nimia ? quos cum Domino credidisses, tradidit in manu tua. 9 Oculi enim Domini contemplantur universam terram, et prbent fortitudinem his qui corde perfecto credunt in eum. Stulte igitur egisti, et propter hoc ex prsenti tempore adversum te bella consurgent. 10 Iratusque Asa adversus videntem, jussit eum mitti in nervum : valde quippe super hoc fuerat indignatus : et interfecit de populo in tempore illo plurimos.11 Opera autem Asa prima et novissima scripta sunt in libro regum Juda et Isral. 12 grotavit etiam Asa anno trigesimo nono regni sui, dolore pedum vehementissimo, et nec in infirmitate sua qusivit Dominum, sed magis in medicorum arte confisus est. 13 Dormivitque cum patribus suis, et mortuus est anno quadragesimo primo regni sui. 14 Et sepelierunt eum in sepulchro suo quod foderat sibi in civitate David : posueruntque eum super lectum suum plenum aromatibus et unguentibus meretriciis, qu erant pigmentariorum arte confecta, et combusserunt super eum ambitione nimia.