John Gill Commentary 1 Kings 15:22

"Then king Asa made a proclamation unto all Judah; none was exempted: and they carried away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and king Asa built therewith Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah." — 1 Kings 15:22 (ASV)

Then King Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah
Summoned men of all sorts, ranks, and degrees:

(none was exempted; )
the Jews ^F26 say, not so much as a newly married man, whom the law excused from war the first year, nor the disciples of the wise men:

and they took away the stones of Ramah, and its timber,
with which Baasha had built ;
or fortified the place; these; the men of Judah, whom Asa summoned, carried off:

and King Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah ;
which were both in the tribe of Benjamin, and which he fortified, (Joshua 18:24Joshua 18:26) (Jeremiah 41:10) .

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FOOTNOTES:

• F26: Jarchi & Kimchi in loc.