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On Asa: Text and Manuscripts

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Iste asa , munitis gabaa et masphat ciuitatibus de lapidibus et lignis que collegerat baasa in rama, redargutus a jehu quia spem in bennadab posuerat, dolore pedum, quem intulerat prophete ponendo eum in neruum, obiit.
This Asa fortified the cities of Gabaa and Masphat with stone and wood that Baasha had collected in Rama. He was rebuked by Jehu because he had trusted Ben-Hadad. He died of pain in his feet, which he brought on himself by putting the prophet in prison.

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Version

Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 29 (C2)

Iste asa munitis gaba
a et masphat ciuitati
bus de lapidibus et lignis
que collegerat baasa
in rama. redargutus
a iehu. quia spem in be
nadab posuerat. dolo
re pedum quem intule
rat prophete ponendo eum
in neruum obijt.


Version 1

Wien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Cod. 363 (W)

Manuscript group AT1

Iste asa nuntiis gabaa et masphat
ciuitatibus de lapidibus et lignis que
collegerat baasa in rama
redargutus a iehu quia spem
in benadab posuerat. dolo
re pedum quem intulerat prophete
ponendo eum in neruum obiit.

Auxerre, Bibliothèque municipale, Ms. 145 (Ax)

Manuscript group FR2

Iste asa munitis ga
baa et maphath ciui
tatibus. de lapidibus et li
gnis que collegerat baasa in rama. redar
gutus a ihehu quia spem in benadab posu
erat. dolore pedum quem intulerat prophete
ponendo eum in neruum obiit.

Cambridge, Trinity College, MS B.15.5 (C)

Manuscript group GB6

Iste asa munitis gabaa
et masphat ciuitatibus
de lapidibus et lignis que col
legerat baasa in rama re
dargutus a iehu quia spem
in benadab posuerat. do
lore pedum quem intulerat
prophete! ponendo eum in ner
uum! obiit.


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Citation recommendation

On Asa: Text and Manuscripts. In: Peter of Poitiers' Compendium historiae: a research platform and edition, ed. by Andrea Worm, et al., Graz: 2026. https://gams.uni-graz.at/query:chigc.thirdlayer?params=$1|t-asa.

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