1 KINGS 15:18 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king’s house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants: and king Asa sent them to Ben–hadad, the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,”
Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of the LORD and the treasures of the king's house, and gave them to his servants. And King Asa sent them to Ben-hadad king of Aram, who dwelt in Damascus, saying — Asa responds to Baasha's aggression by securing an alliance with Ben-hadad of Aram (Syria). The phrase וַיְצַו אוֹתָם אֶל־בְנַדְדְּ מֶלֶךְ אֲרָם הַשֹּׁכֵן בְּדַמָּשֶׂק (he sent them to Ben-hadad king of Aram) shows Asa deploying the temple treasury for political purposes. This military alliance fundamentally alters regional dynamics.
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