KJV King James Version
[There is] a league between me and thee, [and] between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent unto thee a present of silver and gold; come and break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.
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1 Kings 15:19
[There is] a league between me and thee, [and] between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent unto thee a present of silver and gold; come and break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“Let there be a treaty between me and you as there was between my father and your father. See, I have sent you a gift of silver and gold. Now go and break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, so that he will withdraw from me.”
WEB World English Bible
“There is a treaty between me and you, between my father and your father. Behold, I have sent to you a present of silver and gold. Go, break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.”
ASV American Standard Version
There is a league between me and thee, between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent unto thee a present of silver and gold; go, break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
A covenant is between me and thee, between my father and thy father; lo, I have sent to thee a reward of silver and gold; go, break thy covenant with Baasha king of Israel, and he goeth up from off me.’
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 15
16 And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.
17 And Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not suffer any to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.
18 Then Asa took all the silver and the gold [that were] left in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king’s house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants: and king Asa sent them to Benhadad, the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,
19 [There is] a league between me and thee, [and] between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent unto thee a present of silver and gold; come and break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.
20 So Benhadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of the hosts which he had against the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abelbethmaachah, and all Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.
21 And it came to pass, when Baasha heard [thereof], that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.
22 Then king Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none [was] exempted: and they took away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and king Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.
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בְּרִית֙H1285 · be.ritcovenantבֵּינִ֣יH996 · ba.yinbetweenוּבֵינֶ֔ךָH996 · ba.yinbetweenבֵּ֥יןH996 · ba.yinbetweenאָבִ֖יH1 · avfatherוּבֵ֣יןH996 · ba.yinbetweenאָבִ֑יךָH1 · avfatherהִנֵּה֩H2009 · hin.nehbeholdשָׁלַ֨חְתִּֽיH7971 · sha.lachto send: departלְךָ֥H9031 · kayouשֹׁ֙חַד֙H7810 · sha.chadbribeכֶּ֣סֶףH3701 · ke.sephsilver: moneyוְזָהָ֔בH2091 · za.havgoldלֵ֣ךְH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentהָפֵ֗רָהH6565 · pa.rarto breakאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]בְּרִֽיתְךָ֙H1285 · be.ritcovenantאֶת־H854 · etwithבַּעְשָׁ֣אH1201 · ba.sahBaashaמֶֽלֶךְ־H4428 · me.lekhkingיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelוְיַעֲלֶ֖הH5927 · a.lahto ascend: riseמֵעָלָֽי׃H5921 · alupon
Cross-references
Romans 1:31Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:Ezekiel 17:13-16And hath taken of the king’s seed, and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath of him: he hath also taken the mighty of the land:2 Samuel 21:2And the king called the Gibeonites, and said unto them; (now the Gibeonites [were] not of the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites; and the children of Israel had sworn unto them: and Saul sought to slay them in his zeal to the children of Israel and Judah.)2 Chronicles 16:7And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said unto him, Because thou hast relied on the king of Syria, and not relied on the LORD thy God, therefore is the host of the king of Syria escaped out of thine hand.2 Chronicles 16:3[There is] a league between me and thee, as [there was] between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent thee silver and gold; go, break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.Romans 3:8And not [rather], (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just.2 Chronicles 19:2And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the LORD? therefore [is] wrath upon thee from before the LORD.Isaiah 31:1Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because [they are] many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD!
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