2 Chronicles 16:1 — In the thirty-sixth year of Asa's reign, Baasha, king of Israel, invaded Judah.… — FBV | maBible
Read 2 Chronicles 16:1 (Free Bible Version) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: 2 Chronicles 16.1, 2 Chronicles 16v1, 2Ch. 16:1. In the thirty-sixth year of Asa's reign, Baasha, king of Israel, invaded Judah. He fortified Ramah to stop anyone coming from or going to Asa, king of…
1 In the thirty-sixth year of Asa's reign, Baasha, king of Israel, invaded Judah. He fortified Ramah to stop anyone coming from or going to Asa, king of Judah.
Notes and references
Probably calculated from the beginning of the southern kingdom, rather than Asa's personal reign. See 1 Kings 15. This would also apply to the preceding verse.
This action was presumably mainly to prevent the continued exodus of people to the southern kingdom.