There is a league between me and thee, as there was between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent thee silver and gold; go, break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.
Let's make an alliance between us, just like our fathers had before us. Look, I'm sending you silver and gold as payment. Please break your agreement with King Baasha of Israel so that he will leave me alone.
The writer is recording King Asa's diplomatic message where he's bribing another king to switch sides and abandon his enemy.
📚 Historical Context
This verse records King Asa of Judah's message to Ben-hadad, king of Syria, around 895 BC. Asa was being threatened by Baasha, king of Israel, who was fortifying the border city of Ramah to control trade routes. Instead of trusting God as he had in previous battles, Asa chose to use temple treasures to bribe Syria to attack Israel from the north, forcing Baasha to withdraw.
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