5. When King Baasha heard what was happening, he stopped fortifying Ramah and abandoned the work.
6. Then King Asa gathered men from throughout Judah and ordered them to carry off the stones and timber that Baasha had been using at Ramah, and they used them to fortify the cities of Geba and Mizpah.
7. At that time the prophet Hanani went to King Asa and said, “Because you relied on the king of Syria instead of relying on the Lord your God, the army of the king of Israel has escaped from you.
8. Didn't the Ethiopians and the Libyans have large armies with many chariots and horsemen? But because you relied on the Lord, he gave you victory over them.
9. The Lord keeps close watch over the whole world, to give strength to those whose hearts are loyal to him. You have acted foolishly, and so from now on you will always be at war.”
10. This made Asa so angry with the prophet that he had him put in chains. It was at this same time that Asa began treating some of the people cruelly.