'Let there be a covenant between me and you, as there was between my father and your father; behold, I have sent you a present of silver and gold. Come, break your covenant with Baasha king of Israel, that he may withdraw from me.' — Asa's diplomatic language invokes ancestral covenant relationships. The bribing of Ben-hadad with temple resources represents a pragmatic but religiously compromising solution: he places faith in military alliance rather than reliance on the LORD's protection.

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