21 And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.
21 When Baasha heard this, he stopped building Ramah and withdrew to Tirzah.
21 And when Baasha heard of it, he stopped building Ramah, and he lived in Tirzah.
21 When Baasha got the report he quit fortifying Ramah and pulled back to Tirzah.
21 Now it happened, when Baasha heard it, that he stopped building Ramah, and remained in Tirzah.
21 As soon as Baasha of Israel heard what was happening, he abandoned his project of fortifying Ramah and withdrew to Tirzah.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Kings 15:21
Commentary on 1 Kings 15:9-24
(Read 1 Kings 15:9-24)
Asa did what was right in the eyes of the Lord. That is right indeed which is so in God's eyes. Asa's times were times of reformation. He removed that which was evil; there reformation begins, and a great deal he found to do. When Asa found idolatry in the court, he rooted it out thence. Reformation must begin at home. Asa honours and respects his mother; he loves her well, but he loves God better. Those that have power are happy when thus they have hearts to use it well. We must not only cease to do evil, but learn to do well; not only cast away the idols of our iniquity, but dedicate ourselves and our all to God's honour and glory. Asa was cordially devoted to the service of God, his sins not arising from presumption. But his league with Benhadad arose from unbelief. Even true believers find it hard, in times of urgent danger, to trust in the Lord with all their heart. Unbelief makes way for carnal policy, and thus for one sin after another. Unbelief has often led Christians to call in the help of the Lord's enemies in their contests with their brethren; and some who once shone brightly, have thus been covered with a dark cloud towards the end of their days.