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 agreed to do what King Asa asked him to do. He sent his army with its leaders to attack towns in Israel. They won the battles at Ijon, Dan, Abel-Maim and all the cities of Naphtali's tribe where they stored things. 5When King Baasha heard this news, he stopped the work in Ramah and he went away. Then King Asa told all the men in Judah to do some hard work. They had to carry away from Ramah all the big stones and the wood that Baasha had been using there. Then King Asa used those things to make Geba and Mizpah strong towns again. 7At that time, the prophet Hanani went to visit Asa, king of Judah. He said to him, ‘You asked the king of Syria to help you. You should have trusted the Lord your God to help you instead. Because of that, the army of Syria's king has escaped from your power. 8The armies of Ethiopia and Libya were very large. They had lots of chariots and soldiers who rode on horses. But you trusted the Lord when they attacked you, and he put them under your power.

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 commanded all the men in Judah to do some hard work. Everyone had to do this: They must carry away from Ramah all the big stones and the wood that Baasha had been using there. Then King Asa used those things to make Geba (in Benjamin's land) and Mizpah strong towns again.
• Joshua 18:24Kephar, Ammoni, Ophni and Geba. There were 12 towns and their villages.
• 2 Chronicles 21:17They attacked Judah and they took power over the land. They took away all the valuable things in the king's palace. They took his sons and his wives as their prisoners. The only son of Jehoram that remained was his youngest son, Ahaziah.
• 1 Chronicles 6:60They also received some towns in land that belonged to Benjamin's tribe. They received these towns with the fields around them: Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth and Anathoth. So there were 13 towns for Aaron's descendants to live in.
• Isaiah 10:29They go across the hills. They stay at Geba for a night. The people in Ramah are afraid! The people in Gibeah of Saul run away.
• Zechariah 14:10All the land, from Geba to Rimmon, south of Jerusalem, will become flat. But Jerusalem will rise and it will be high in its place. The city will be from the Gate of Benjamin to the Corner Gate and to the High Building of Hananel. The place where the servants of the king make his wine will be in it too.
• Joshua 15:38Dilean, Mizpah, Joktheel,
• Joshua 18:26Mizpah, Kephirah, Mozah,
• 1 Samuel 7:6So they all met together at Mizpah. They got water from a well and they poured it out for the Lord. They did not eat food that day. They prayed and they said, ‘We have done bad things against the Lord.’ Samuel became leader of the Israelite people at Mizpah.
• 1 Samuel 10:17Samuel sent a message to all Israel's people. He told them to come to Mizpah to meet with the Lord.

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