2 Chronicles 16
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2 Chronicles 16:2-9

2So AsaH609 withdrewH3318 the silverH3701 and goldH2091 from the treasuriesH214 of the houseH1004 of the LORDH3068 and the royalH4428 palaceH1004, and he sent itH7971 with this messageH559 toH413 Ben-hadadH1130 kingH4428 of AramH758, who was rulingH3427 in DamascusH1834: 3“Let there be a treatyH12851 between me and youH996 as there was betweenH996 my fatherH1H996 and your fatherH1. SeeH2009, I have sentH7971 you silverH3701 and goldH2091. Now goH1980 and breakH6565 your treatyH1285 withH854 BaashaH1201 kingH4428 of IsraelH3478, so that he will withdrawH5927 from meH5921.”

4And Ben-hadadH1130 listenedH8085 toH413 KingH4428 AsaH609 and sentH7971 the commandersH8269 of his armiesH2428 againstH413 the citiesH5892 of IsraelH3478, conqueringH5221 IjonH5859, DanH1835, Abel-maimH66,2 and allH3605 the storeH4543 citiesH5892 of NaphtaliH5321.

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When BaashaH1201 learned of thisH8085, he stoppedH2308 fortifyingH1129 RamahH7414 and abandonedH7673 his workH4399. 6Then KingH4428 AsaH609 broughtH3947 allH3605 the men of JudahH3063, and they carried awayH5375 the stonesH68 of RamahH7414 and the timbersH6086 BaashaH1201 had used for buildingH1129. And with these materials he built upH1129 GebaH1387 and MizpahH4709.

7At thatH1931 timeH6256 HananiH2607 the seerH7203 cameH935 toH413 KingH4428 AsaH609 of JudahH3063 and toldH559 himH413, “Because you have reliedH8172 onH5921 the kingH4428 of AramH758 and notH3808 onH5921 the LORDH3068 your GodH430H5921H3651, the armyH2428 of the kingH4428 of AramH758 has escapedH4422 from your handH3027. 8WereH1961 notH3808 the CushitesH35693 and LibyansH3864 a vastH7230 armyH2428 with manyH7235H3966 chariotsH7393 and horsemenH6571? Yet because you reliedH8172 onH5921 the LORDH3068, He delivered themH5414 into your handH3027. 9ForH3588 the eyesH5869 of the LORDH3068 roam to and froH7751 over allH3605 the earthH776, to show Himself strongH2388 on behalf ofH5973 those whose heartsH3824 are fully devotedH8003 to HimH413. You have acted foolishlyH5528 inH5921 this matterH2063. From now onH6258, thereforeH3588, you will be atH3426H5973 warH4421.”

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Notes

  1. 1. 2 Chronicles 16:3 Forms of the Hebrew berit are translated in most passages as covenant; twice in this verse. ↩
  2. 2. 2 Chronicles 16:4 Abel-maim was also known as Abel-beth-maacah; see 1 Kings 15:20. ↩
  3. 3. 2 Chronicles 16:8 That is, people from the upper Nile region ↩

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