2 Chronicles 16:1-3

Living Bible

16 In the thirty-sixth year of King Asa’s reign, King Baasha of Israel declared war on him and built the fortress^[a] of Ramah in order to control the road to Judah. ² Asa’s response was to take the silver and gold from the Temple and from the palace, and to send it to King Ben-hadad of Syria at Damascus with this message:

³ “Let us renew the mutual security pact that there was between your father and my father. See, here is silver and gold to induce you to break your alliance with King Baasha of Israel, so that he will leave me alone.”