And when Baasha heard of it, he stopped building Ramah, and he lived in Tirzah.
Then Jeroboam's wife arose and departed and came to Tirzah. And as she came to the threshold of the house, the child died.
In the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, Zimri reigned seven days in Tirzah. Now the troops were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines, and the troops who were encamped heard it said, “Zimri has conspired, and he has killed the king.” Therefore all Israel made Omri, the commander of the army, king over Israel that day in the camp. So Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah. And when Zimri saw that the city was taken, he went into the citadel of the king's house and burned the king's house over him with fire and died,
You are beautiful as Tirzah, my love, lovely as Jerusalem, awesome as an army with banners.
And when Baasha heard of it, he stopped building Ramah and let his work cease.
Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and built Ramah, that he might permit no one to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.
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