Then King Asa made a proclamation to all Judah; none was exempt. And they carried away the stones of Ramah and its timber, with which Baasha had been building, and King Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin and Mizpah — Asa mobilizes Judah to dismantle Baasha's fortress and use its materials for Judahite fortifications. The phrase וַיִּשְׂא־מַלְאָךְ אִישׁ מִן־כָּל־יְהוּדָה (he made a proclamation to all Judah) shows national mobilization. The strategic reuse of Baasha's fortress materials demonstrates Asa's resourcefulness.

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