* A.M. 3074.  B.C. 930.  Baasha.
  27  2Ch 16:1-6 
 * Ramah.
   By building Ramah is here meant fortifying it, in order to
   prevent all intercourse with the kingdom of Judah, lest his
   subjects should cleave to the house of David:  for Ramah was a
   city of Benjamin, situated on the confines of both kingdoms,
   probably on a hill, as the name imports, commanding a narrow
   defile between the mountains, through which lay the principal
   road to Jerusalem; so that a fortification being erected here,
   no communication could be held between the people of Israel
   and Judah, without Baasha's permission.

  21  Jos 18:25  1Sa 15:34  Jer 31:15 
 * he might not suffer.
  12:27  2Ch 11:13-17