Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants: and king Asa sent them to Ben–hadad, the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,
Bunun üzerine Asa, Şam’da oturan Hezyon oğlu Tavrimmon oğlu Aram Kralı Ben-Hadat’a, RAB’bin Tapınağı’nın ve sarayın hazinelerindeki bütün altın ve gümüşü görevlileri aracılığıyla şu haberle birlikte gönderdi: