Cross Reference 1 KINGS 15:17 AND BAASHA KING OF ISRAEL WENT UP AGAINST JUDAH AND BUILT RAMAH THAT HE MIGHT NOT SUFFER ANY TO GO OUT OR COME IN TO ASA KING OF JUDAH

{1 Kings 15:17} And Baasha 1201 king 4428 of Israel 3478 went up 5927 z8799 against x5921 Judah, 3063 and built 1129 z8799 x853 Ramah, 7414 that he might not x1115 suffer 5414 z8800 any to go out 3318 z8802 or come in 935 z8802 to Asa 609 king 4428 of Judah. 3063

am 3074, bc 930

Baasha:
"And Baashaª the sonª of Ahijah,ª of the houseª of Issachar,ª conspiredª ° against¹ him; and Baashaª smoteª ° him at Gibbethon,ª which¹ [belonged] to the Philistines;ª for Nadabª and all¹ Israelª laid siegeª ° to¹ Gibbethon.ª" {1Kg 15:27} + "In the sixª and thirtiethª yearª of the reignª of Asaª Baashaª kingª of Israelª came upª ° against¹ Judah,ª and builtª °¹ Ramah,ª to the intent that² he might letª ° none¹ go outª ° or come inª ° to Asaª kingª of Judah.ª ... Then Asaª the kingª tookª °¹ all¹ Judah;ª and they carried awayª °¹ the stonesª of Ramah,ª and the timberª thereof, wherewith¹ Baashaª was building;ª ° and he builtª ° therewith¹ Gebaª and Mizpah.ª" {2Ch 16:1-6}

Ramah:
By building Ramah is here meant fortifying it, in order to prevent all intercourse with the kingdom of Judah, lest his subjects should cleave to the house of David. For Ramah was a city of Benjamin, situated on the confines of both kingdoms, probably on a hill, as the name imports, commanding a narrow defile between the mountains, through which lay the principal road to Jerusalem; so that a fortification being erected here, no communication could be held between the people of Israel and Judah, without Baasha's permission. "And it came to pass,¹ when Baashaª heardª ° [thereof], that he left offª ° buildingª °¹ of¹ Ramah,ª and dweltª ° in Tirzah.ª" {1Kg 15:21} + "Gibeon,ª and Ramah,ª and Beeroth,ª" {Jsh 18:25} + "Then Samuelª went² °¹ to Ramah;ª and Saulª went upª ° to¹ his houseª to Gibeahª of Saul.ª" {1Sm 15:34} + "Thus¹ saithª ° the LORD;ª A voiceª was heardª ° in Ramah,ª lamentation,ª [and] bitterª weeping;ª Rahelª weepingª ° for¹ her childrenª refusedª ° to be comfortedª ° for¹ her children,ª because¹ they [were] not.¹" {Jer 31:15}

he might not suffer:
"If¹ this¹ peopleª go upª ° to doª ° sacrificeª in the houseª of the LORDª at Jerusalem,ª then shall the heartª of this¹ peopleª turn againª ° unto¹ their lord,ª [even] unto¹ Rehoboamª kingª of Judah,ª and they shall killª ° me, and go againª ° to¹ Rehoboamª kingª of Judah.ª" {1Kg 12:27} + "And the priestsª and the Levitesª that¹ [were] in all¹ Israelª resortedª ° to¹ him out of all¹ ¹ their coasts.ª ... So they strengthenedª °¹ the kingdomª of Judah,ª and made¹ Rehoboamª the sonª of Solomonª strong,ª ° threeª years:ª for¹ threeª yearsª they walkedª ° in the wayª of Davidª and Solomon.ª" {2Ch 11:13-17}