1 In year 36 of King Asa, King Baasha of Israel came to fight Judah. He built at Ramah to stop people from going in or out. ️⚔️️ 2 Asa took silver and gold from God’s house and from his house. He sent the money to King Ben-Hadad of Aram in Damascus. ️➡️ 3 Asa said, “Please be my friend. Here is silver and gold. Please stop helping King Baasha. Make him go away from me.” ♂️ 4 Ben-Hadad said yes. His army went and hit the towns of Israel: Ijon, Dan, Abel Maim, and the store towns in Naphtali. ⚔️️ 5 When Baasha heard this, he stopped building at Ramah. He quit his work there. 6 Then Asa had all Judah carry the wood and stones from Ramah. He used them to build Geba and Mizpah. ➡️️️ 7 At that time Hanani, a man from God, came to Asa. He said, “You asked Aram for help, not God. Now that army got away from you.” ♂️➡️ 8 “Do you remember the big army from far lands, the Ethiopians and the Lubim? They had many carts and horses. You asked God then. God helped you win.” ✋ 9 “God looks all over the earth. He makes strong the ones who love Him with all their heart. But you did a bad thing. Now there will be wars.” ❤️⚔️ 10 Asa got mad at Hanani. He put him in jail. At that time Asa was mean to some people too. 11 More things Asa did, first and last, are in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel. 12 In year 39 of his rule, Asa got very sick in his feet. Even though he hurt a lot, he asked only doctors. He did not ask God. ⚕️♂️ 13 Asa died in year 41 of his rule. He rested with his fathers. ⚰️️ 14 They buried him in his own tomb he made. They put sweet spice on him. They made a big fire to say he was great. ⚱️