1 Kings 15 Asa is a good king over Judah

 1 Kings 15

Asa is a good king over Judah

9- In the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa began to reign in Judah,

10- And he reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Maacah the daughter of Abisalom.

11- And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, as his father David had done.

12- For he removed the young men that were wicked out of the land, and all the idols that his fathers had made.

13- And he removed even Maacah his mother from being queen, because she had made an abominable idol for the Asherah. And Asa tore down her abominable idol, and burned it in the Kidron Valley.

14- But the high places were not removed: nevertheless the heart of Asa was right with the Lord all his days.

15- And he brought into the house of the Lord the dedicated things of his father, and the things which he himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels.

16- And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.

17- For Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that no man might be permitted to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah. ​​

18- Then Asa took all the silver and gold that was left in the treasuries of the house of the Lord, and the treasuries of the king's house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants. And King Asa sent them to Ben-hadad the son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, who dwelt in Damascus, saying,

19- There is a covenant between me and thee, and between my father and thy father: see, I send thee a present, silver and gold: Go, break your covenant with Baasha king of Israel, so that he may withdraw from me.

20- Then Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the captains of his forces against the cities of Israel, and he defeated Ijon, Dan, Abel of Beth Maacah, and all Chinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.

21- And it came to pass, when Baasha heard it, that he left off building Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.

22- Then King Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah, that they should bring the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, with which Baasha had built: and with them King Asa built Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.

23 Now the rest of all the acts of Asa, and all his might, and all that he did, and the cities which he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? But in his old age he was afflicted with his feet.

24 And Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead.