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2 Chronicles 16:12
12In the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa developed a disease in his feet, and his disease became increasingly severe. Yet even in his disease he didn’t seek the Lord but only the physicians.
2 Chronicles 16:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease was exceeding great: yet in his disease he sought not to the Lord, but to the physicians.
- New International Version (NIV)In the thirty-ninth year of his reign Asa was afflicted with a disease in his feet. Though his disease was severe, even in his illness he did not seek help from the Lord, but only from the physicians.
- English Standard Version (ESV)In the thirty-ninth year of his reign Asa was diseased in his feet, and his disease became severe. Yet even in his disease he did not seek the Lord, but sought help from physicians.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And in the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa became diseased in his feet, and his malady was severe; yet in his disease he did not seek the Lord, but the physicians.
Context of 2 Chronicles 16:12
10Asa was enraged with the seer and put him in prison because of his anger over this. And Asa mistreated some of the people at that time. 11Note that the events of Asa’s reign, from beginning to end, are written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel. In the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa developed a disease in his feet, and his disease became increasingly severe. Yet even in his disease he didn’t seek the Lord but only the physicians. 13Asa rested with his ancestors; he died in the forty-first year of his reign. 14He was buried in his own tomb that he had made for himself in the city of David. They laid him out in a coffin that was full of spices and various mixtures of prepared ointments; then they made a great fire in his honor.
Read all of 2 Chronicles 162 Chronicles 16:12 word by word
וַיֶּחֱלֶ֣א אָסָ֡א בִּשְׁנַת֩ שְׁלוֹשִׁ֨ים וָתֵ֤שַׁע לְמַלְכוּתוֹ֙ בְּרַגְלָ֔יו עַד־לְמַ֖עְלָה חָלְי֑וֹ וְגַם־בְּחָלְיוֹ֙ לֹא־דָרַ֣שׁ אֶת־יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֖י בָּרֹפְאִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And Asaאָסָא'âsâ' · AsaH609
- in the thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםshelôshîym shelôshîym · thirtyH7970
- and ninthתֵּ֫שַׁעtêsha‛ tish‛âh · nineH8672
- yearשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
- of his reignמַלְכוּתmalkûth malkûth malkûyâh · royaltyH4438
- was diseasedחָלָאchâlâ' · be sickH2456
- in his feetרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
- until his diseaseחֳלִיchŏlîy · sicknessH2483
- exceedingמַ֫עַלma‛al · aboveH4605
- he soughtדָּרַשׁdârash · to seekH1875
- not to the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- but to the physiciansרָפָאrâphâ' râphâh · to healH7495
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 16:12
- Matthew 7:2For you will be judged by the same standard with which you judge others, and you will be measured by the same measure you use.
- Luke 6:37“Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
- Revelation 3:19As many as I love, I rebuke and discipline. So be zealous and repent.
- 2 Chronicles 16:9For the eyes of the Lord roam throughout the earth to show himself strong for those who are wholeheartedly devoted to him. You have been foolish in this matter. Therefore, you will have wars from now on.”
- 2 Chronicles 28:22At the time of his distress, King Ahaz himself became more unfaithful to the Lord.
- 1 Chronicles 10:14but he did not inquire of the Lord. So the Lord put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse.
- Jeremiah 17:5This is what the Lord says: Cursed is the person who trusts in mankind. He makes human flesh his strength, and his heart turns from the Lord.
- Genesis 50:2He commanded his servants who were physicians to embalm his father. So they embalmed Israel.
- Job 13:4You use lies like plaster; you are all worthless healers.
- Jeremiah 8:22Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? So why has the healing of my dear people not come about?
- Matthew 9:12Now when he heard this, he said, “It is not those who are well who need a doctor, but those who are sick.
- Mark 2:17When Jesus heard this, he told them, “It is not those who are well who need a doctor, but those who are sick. I didn’t come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
- Mark 5:26had endured much under many doctors. She had spent everything she had and was not helped at all. On the contrary, she became worse.
- Colossians 4:14Luke, the dearly loved physician, and Demas send you greetings.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 16:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Diseased in his feet - He had a strong and long fit of the gout; this is most likely. He sought not to the Lord - "He did not seek discipline from the face of the Lord, but from the physicians." - Targum. Are we not taught by this to make prayer and supplication to the Lord in our afflictions, with the expectation that he will heal us when he finds us duly humbled, i.e., when the end is answered for which he sends the affliction?Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Yet in his disease he sought not - Rather, “and also in his disease he sought not.” Not only in his war with Baasha, but also when attacked by illness, Asa placed undue reliance upon the aid of man.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12People often viewed sickness as a punishment for sin (see 2 Chronicles 21:18–19; 26:20).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. Asa ... was diseased in his feet--probably the gout. yet his disease was exceeding great--better, "moved upwards" in his body, which proves the violent and dangerous type of the malady. yet in his disease he sought not to the Lord, but to the physicians--most probably Egyptian physicians, who were anciently in high repute at foreign courts, and who pretended to expel diseases by charms, incantations, and mystic arts. Asa's fault consisted in his…Read the comment
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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
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