King Asa was wise enough to understand that the temporary removal of the army of Israel from Ramah was not a permanent remedy to the danger to Judah. Therefore, he devised a plan that would go further in relieving that danger. He commanded that every able-bodied person in Judah was to carry off the building materials of Ramah and use them in the building of two cities, Geba of Benjamin and Mizpah.
22 Le roi Asa convoqua tout Juda, sans exempter personne, et ils emportèrent les pierres et le bois que Baescha employait à la construction de Rama; et le roi Asa s'en servit pour bâtir Guéba de Benjamin et Mitspa.