Ramah. the modern er Ram, five miles north of Jerusalem, which it was intended to menace. See 2 Chronicles 16:1.
go out or come in. But in vain. See 1Ki 12:27. 1 Kings 15:9, &c.
Related Commentaries of 1 Kings 15:17
1 Kings 15:17
17 And Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not suffer any to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.