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 with them King Asa built Geba of Benjamin and Mizpah.
then out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its pasturelands, Geba with its pasturelands,
Chephar-ammoni, Ophni, Geba—twelve cities with their villages:
Mizpeh, Chephirah, Mozah,
As for me, I will dwell at Mizpah, to represent you before the Chaldeans who will come to us. But as for you, gather wine and summer fruits and oil, and store them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that you have taken.”
Then Jeremiah went to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, at Mizpah, and lived with him among the people who were left in the land.
Then King Asa took all Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and its timber, with which Baasha had been building, and with them he built Geba and Mizpah.
Then Samuel said, “Gather all Israel at Mizpah, and I will pray to the Lord for you.”
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