2 Chronicles 16:9

2 Chronicles 16:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.
• New International Version (NIV)For the eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. You have done a foolish thing, and from now on you will be at war.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to give strong support to those whose heart is blameless toward him. You have done foolishly in this, for from now on you will have wars."
• New King James Version (NKJV)For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him. In this you have done foolishly; therefore from now on you shall have wars.”

Context of 2 Chronicles 16:9

7At that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah and said to him, “Because you relied on the king of Aram (Syria) and did not rely on the Lord your God, the army of the king of Aram (Syria) has escaped out of your hand. 8Were not the Ethiopians and Lubim a huge army with a great number of chariots and horsemen? Yet because you relied on the Lord, He placed them in your hand. For the eyes of the Lord move to and fro throughout the earth so that He may support those whose heart is completely His. You have acted foolishly in this; therefore, from now on you will have wars.” 10Then Asa was angry with the seer and put him in prison [in the stocks], for he was enraged with him because of this. And at the same time Asa oppressed some of the people. 11Now the acts of Asa, from the first to the last, are written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.

2 Chronicles 16:9 word by word

כִּ֣י יְהוָ֗ה עֵינָ֞יו מְשֹׁטְט֤וֹת בְּכָל־הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ לְ֠הִתְחַזֵּק עִם־לְבָבָ֥ם שָׁלֵ֛ם אֵלָ֖יו נִסְכַּ֣לְתָּ עַל־זֹ֑את כִּ֣י מֵעַ֔תָּה יֵ֥שׁ עִמְּךָ֖ מִלְחָמֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For the eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• run to and froשׁוּטshûţ · to roveH7751
• throughout the whole earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• to shew himself strongחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
• whose heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
• perfectשָׁלֵםshâlêm · completeH8003
• toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishlyסָכַלsâkal · be foolishH5528
• therefore from henceforthעַתָּ֫ה‛attâh · nowH6258
• thou shalt haveיֵשׁyêsh · thereH3426
• warsמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 16:9

• 2 Chronicles 6:20that Your eyes may be open toward this house day and night, toward the place in which You have said that You would put Your Name (Presence), to listen to the prayer which Your servant shall pray toward this place.
• Job 34:21“For God’s eyes are on the ways of a man, And He sees all his steps.
• Psalms 34:15The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous [those with moral courage and spiritual integrity] And His ears are open to their cry.
• Psalms 113:6Who humbles Himself to regard The heavens and the earth?
• Proverbs 5:21For the ways of man are directly before the eyes of the Lord, And He carefully watches all of his paths [all of his comings and goings].
• Proverbs 15:3The eyes of the Lord are in every place, Watching the evil and the good [in all their endeavors].
• Jeremiah 16:17For My eyes are on all their ways; they are not hidden from My face, nor is their wickedness concealed from My eyes.
• Jeremiah 32:19great [are You] in counsel and mighty in deed, whose eyes are open to all the ways of the sons of men, to reward or repay each one according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds;
• Zechariah 4:10Who [with reason] despises the day of small things (beginnings)? For these seven [eyes] shall rejoice when they see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel. They are the eyes of the Lord which roam throughout the earth.”
• Hebrews 4:13And not a creature exists that is concealed from His sight, but all things are open and exposed, and revealed to the eyes of Him with whom we have to give account.
• 1 Peter 3:12For the eyes of the Lord are [looking favorably] upon the righteous (the upright), And His ears are attentive to their prayer (eager to answer), But the face of the Lord is against those who practice evil.”
• 2 Chronicles 15:17But the high places [of pagan worship] were not removed from Israel. Nevertheless Asa’s heart was blameless all his days.
• 2 Kings 20:3“Please, O Lord, remember now [with compassion] how I have walked before You in faithfulness and truth and with a whole heart [entirely devoted to You], and have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
• Psalms 37:37Mark the blameless man [who is spiritually complete], and behold the upright [who walks in moral integrity]; There is a [good] future for the man of peace [because a life of honor blesses one’s descendants].
• 1 Samuel 13:13Samuel said to Saul, “You have acted foolishly; you have not kept the commandment of the Lord your God, which He commanded you, for [if you had obeyed] the Lord would have established your kingdom over Israel forever.
• 2 Samuel 12:7Then Nathan said to David, “You are the man! Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘I anointed you as king over Israel, and I spared you from the hand of Saul.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 16:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Therefore - thou shalt have wars - And so he had with Israel during the rest of his reign, 1 Kings 15:32.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7-10Verses 7-10 The rebuke of Hanani and his imprisonment by Asa, omitted by the writer of Kings, are among the most important of the additions to Asa‘s history for which we are indebted to the author of Chronicles. 2 Chronicles 16:7 Escaped out of thine hand - Hanani means, “Hadst thou been faithful, and opposed in arms the joint host of Israel and Syria, instead of bribing the Syrian king to desert to thy side, the entire host would have been delivered into…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-9Hanani the seer told Asa he would face war from then on because he disobeyed. This judgment contrasted with Asa’s earlier victory over Zerah, when he trusted in the Lord despite the odds (2 Chronicles 14:9–13). Asa's earlier trust in the Lord brought peace to the land (2 Chronicles 14:5), but now his reliance on military power would lead to ongoing warfare.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-107-10. Hanani the seer came to Asa ... and said--His object was to show the king his error in forming his recent league with Ben-hadad. The prophet represented the appropriation of the temple treasures to purchase the services of the Syrian mercenaries, as indicating a distrust in God most blameable with the king's experience. He added, that in consequence of this want of faith, Asa had lost the opportunity of gaining a victory over the united forces of…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 16:9

• Armies
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In the dictionaries

• Asa
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• Foreknow; Foreknowledge
• Omniscience

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings