1 Kings 15:21
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And when Baasa had heard this, he left off building Rama, and returned into Thersa.

when Baasha

2 Chronicles 16:5 And when Baasa heard of it, he left off the building of Rama, and interrupted his work.

Tirzah

1 Kings 14:17 And the wife of Jeroboam arose, and departed, and came to Thersa: and when she was coming in to the threshold of the house, the child died,

1 Kings 16:15-18 In the seven and twentieth year of Asa, king of Juda, Zambri reigned seven days in Thersa: now the army was besieging Gebbethon, a city of the Philistines. . . .

Songs 6:4 Thou art beautiful, O my love, sweet and comely as Jerusalem terrible as an army set in array.

Context
War Between Asa and Baasha
20Benadad, hearkening to king Asa, sent the captains of his army against the cities of Israel, and they smote Ahion, and Dan, and Abeldomum Maacha, and all Cenneroth; that is all the land of Nephthali. 21And when Baasa had heard this, he left off building Rama, and returned into Thersa.22But king Asa sent word into all Juda, saying: Let no man be excused: and they took away the stones from Rama, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasa had been building, and with them king Asa built Gabaa of Benjamin, and Maspha.…
Cross References
1 Kings 14:17
And the wife of Jeroboam arose, and departed, and came to Thersa: and when she was coming in to the threshold of the house, the child died,

1 Kings 15:17
And Baasa, king of Israel, went up against Juda, and built Rama, that no man might go out or come in of the side of Asa, king of Juda.

1 Kings 16:6
So Baasa slept with his fathers, and was buried in Thersa: and Ela, his son, reigned in his stead.

1 Kings 16:15
In the seven and twentieth year of Asa, king of Juda, Zambri reigned seven days in Thersa: now the army was besieging Gebbethon, a city of the Philistines.

1 Kings 16:23
In the one and thirtieth year of Asa, king of Juda, Amri reigned over Israel twelve years: in Thersa he reigned six years.

Lexicon
When
וַֽיְהִי֙ (way·hî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

Baasha
בַּעְשָׁ֔א (ba‘·šā)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1201: Baasha -- a king of Israel

learned of this,
כִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ (kiš·mō·a‘)
Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 8085: To hear intelligently

he stopped
וַיֶּחְדַּ֕ל (way·yeḥ·dal)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2308: To be flabby, desist, be lacking, idle

fortifying
מִבְּנ֖וֹת (mib·bə·nō·wṯ)
Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 1129: To build

Ramah
הָֽרָמָ֑ה (hā·rā·māh)
Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7414: Ramah -- 'height', the name of several places in Israel

and withdrew
וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב (way·yê·šeḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

to Tirzah.
בְּתִרְצָֽה׃ (bə·ṯir·ṣāh)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8656: Tirzah -- daughter of Zelophehad, also a Canaanite city


Additional Translations
When Baasha learned of this, he stopped fortifying Ramah and withdrew to Tirzah.And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelled in Tirzah.

And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.

And it came to pass when Baasa heard it, that he left off building Rama, and returned to Thersa.

And it came to pass when Baasha heard of it, that he left off building Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.

And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.

And it came to pass, when Baasha heard of it, that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.

It happened, when Baasha heard of it, that he left off building Ramah, and lived in Tirzah.

and it cometh to pass at Baasha's hearing, that he ceaseth from building Ramah, and dwelleth in Tirzah.
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