2 CHRONICLES 16:5 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“And it came to pass, when Baasha heard it, that he left off building of Ramah, and let his work cease.”
And when Baasha heard of it, he stopped building Ramah and let his work cease — Baasha, hearing of Aramean invasion (וַיְהִי כִּשְׁמֹעַ בַּעְשָׁא וַיַּחְדַּל מִבְּנוֹת אֶת־הָרָמָה), abandoned the fortification project (וַיְשַׁבֵּר אֶת־מְלַאכְתּוֹ). The strategic diversion worked.
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