2 Chronicles 16:6

2 Chronicles 16:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then Asa the king took all Judah; and they carried away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha was building; and he built therewith Geba and Mizpah.
• New International Version (NIV)Then King Asa brought all the men of Judah, and they carried away from Ramah the stones and timber Baasha had been using. With them he built up Geba and Mizpah.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then King Asa took all Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and its timber, with which Baasha had been building, and with them he built Geba and Mizpah.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then King Asa took all Judah, and they carried away the stones and timber of Ramah, which Baasha had used for building; and with them he built Geba and Mizpah.

Context of 2 Chronicles 16:6

4Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies to the cities of Israel. They attacked Ijon, Dan, Abel-maim, and all the storage cities of Naphtali. 5When Baasha heard about it, he quit building Ramah and stopped his work. Then King Asa brought all Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had built it with. Then he built Geba and Mizpah with them. 7At that time, the seer Hanani came to King Asa of Judah and said to him, “Because you depended on the king of Aram and have not depended on the Lord your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped from you. 8Were not the Cushites and Libyans a vast army with many chariots and horsemen? When you depended on the Lord, he handed them over to you.

2 Chronicles 16:6 word by word

וְאָסָ֣א הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ לָקַח֙ אֶת־כָּל־יְהוּדָ֔ה וַיִּשְׂא֞וּ אֶת־אַבְנֵ֤י הָֽרָמָה֙ וְאֶת־עֵצֶ֔יהָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּנָ֖ה בַּעְשָׁ֑א וַיִּ֣בֶן בָּהֶ֔ם אֶת־גֶּ֖בַע וְאֶת־הַמִּצְפָּֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then Asaאָסָא'âsâ' · AsaH609
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• all Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• and they carried awayנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: bearH5375
• the stonesאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
• of Ramahרָמָהrâmâh · RamahH7414
• and the timberעֵץ‛êts · tree: woodH6086
• thereof, wherewith Baashaבַּעְשָׁאba‛shâ' · BaashaH1201
• was buildingבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• therewith Gebaגֶּ֫בַעgeba‛ · GebaH1387
• and Mizpahמִצְפָּהmitspâh · MizpahH4709

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 16:6

• 1 Kings 15:22Then King Asa gave a command to everyone without exception in Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had built it with. Then King Asa built Geba of Benjamin and Mizpah with them.
• Joshua 18:24Chephar-ammoni, Ophni, and Geba — twelve cities, with their settlements;
• 2 Chronicles 21:17So they went to war against Judah and invaded it. They carried off all the possessions found in the king’s palace and also his sons and wives; not a son was left to him except Jehoahaz, his youngest son.
• 1 Chronicles 6:60From the tribe of Benjamin they were given Geba and its pasturelands, Alemeth and its pasturelands, and Anathoth and its pasturelands. They had thirteen towns in all among their families.
• Isaiah 10:29They crossed over at the ford, saying, “We will spend the night at Geba.” The people of Ramah are trembling; those at Gibeah of Saul have fled.
• Zechariah 14:10All the land from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem will be changed into a plain. But Jerusalem will be raised up and will remain on its site from the Benjamin Gate to the place of the First Gate, to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the royal winepresses.
• Joshua 15:38Dilan, Mizpeh, Jokthe-el,
• Joshua 18:26Mizpeh, Chephirah, Mozah,
• 1 Samuel 7:6When they gathered at Mizpah, they drew water and poured it out in the Lord’s presence. They fasted that day, and there they confessed, “We have sinned against the Lord.” And Samuel judged the Israelites at Mizpah.
• 1 Samuel 10:17Samuel summoned the people to the Lord at Mizpah

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 16:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Took all Judah - See on 1 Kings 15:22; (note).Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6Asa gathered workers to use materials from Ramah to strengthen his kingdom's northern border. Mizpah is often identified with Tell en-Nasba, about four miles north of Ramah and two miles from Bethel. Geba was likely located three miles beyond the watershed east of Gibeah, guarding a valley that leads to Jericho and the sanctuary at Gilgal.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-142Ch 16:1-14. Asa, by a League with the Syrians, Diverts Baasha from Building Ramah. 1-6. In the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa, Baasha ... came up against Judah--Baasha had died several years before this date (1Ki 15:33), and the best biblical critics are agreed in considering this date to be calculated from the separation of the kingdoms, and coincident with the sixteenth year of Asa's reign. This mode of reckoning was, in all likelihood…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 16:6

• Armies
• Baasha
• Geba
• Mizpah
• Ramah

In the dictionaries

• Asa
• Baasha
• Judah
• Mizpah
• Mizpah; Mizpeh
• Ramah
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• Hanani
• Rama

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