“ When Baasha heard of it, ” the Bible reports, “he immediately quit building Ramah and abandoned his work on it. ” So Asa’s strategy worked ​ — at first glance!
وَأَمْثِلَتُهُمْ كُتِبَتْ فِي ٱلْكِتَابِ ٱلْمُقَدَّسِ لِإِرْشَادِنَا كَيْ لَا نُكَرِّرَ ٱلْأَخْطَاءَ نَفْسَهَا .‏ —‏ اقرأ روما ١٥ :‏ ٤‏ .‏