| 22. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Kings 15:22:1 ⧉וְהַמֶּ֨לֶךְvehammelekhand the king 1 Kings 15:22:2 ⧉אָסָ֜אasaAsa 1 Kings 15:22:3 ⧉הִשְׁמִ֤יעַhishmiamade heard, proclaimed 1 Kings 15:22:4 ⧉אֶת־כָּל־יְהוּדָה֙etkolyehuda{direct object} all Judah 1 Kings 15:22:5 ⧉אֵ֣יןenthere is not 1 Kings 15:22:6 ⧉נָקִ֔יnakione free, exempt 1 Kings 15:22:7 ⧉וַיִּשְׂא֞וּvayiseuand they carried, lifted 1 Kings 15:22:8 ⧉אֶת־אַבְנֵ֤יetavne{direct object} stones of 1 Kings 15:22:9 ⧉הָֽרָמָה֙haramaRamah 1 Kings 15:22:10 ⧉וְאֶת־עֵצֶ֔יהָveetetsehaand {direct object} its timber, its wood 1 Kings 15:22:11 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֥רasherwhich 1 Kings 15:22:12 ⧉בָּנָ֖הbanahe built, had built 1 Kings 15:22:13 ⧉בַּעְשָׁ֑אbashaBaasha 1 Kings 15:22:14 ⧉וַיִּ֤בֶןvayivenand he built 1 Kings 15:22:15 ⧉בָּם֙bamwith them, by them 1 Kings 15:22:16 ⧉הַמֶּ֣לֶךְhammelekhthe king 1 Kings 15:22:17 ⧉אָסָ֔אasaAsa 1 Kings 15:22:18 ⧉אֶת־גֶּ֥בַעetgeva{direct object} Geba 1 Kings 15:22:19 ⧉בִּנְיָמִ֖ןbinyaminof Benjamin 1 Kings 15:22:20 ⧉וְאֶת־הַמִּצְפָּֽה׃veethammitspaand {direct object} the Mizpah |
| 22. Formal Translation King Asa made a proclamation to all Judah—no one was exempt—and they carried away the stones of Ramah and its timbers, with which Baasha had built; and with them King Asa built Geba of Benjamin and Mizpah. |
| 22. Dynamic Translation King Asa summoned all Judah and left no one out; they hauled off the stones of Ramah and its wood, which Baasha had built with, and King Asa used them to build up Geba of Benjamin and Mizpah. |