2 Chronicles 16:3

2 Chronicles 16:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)There is a league between me and thee, as there was between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent thee silver and gold; go, break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.
• New International Version (NIV)“Let there be a treaty between me and you,” he said, “as there was between my father and your father. See, I am sending you silver and gold. Now break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel so he will withdraw from me.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)"There is a covenant between me and you, as there was between my father and your father. Behold, I am sending to you silver and gold. Go, break your covenant with Baasha king of Israel, that he may withdraw from me."
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Let there be a treaty between you and me, as there was between my father and your father. See, I have sent you silver and gold; come, break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, so that he will withdraw from me.”

Context of 2 Chronicles 16:3

1In the thirty-sixth year of Asa’s reign, King Baasha of Israel invaded Judah and fortified Ramah to keep anyone from going to or coming from King Asa of Judah. 2Then Asa brought out all the silver and gold that was left in the treasuries of the Lord’s temple and the royal palace. He sent them to Damascus to Aram’s King Benhadad. He said, “There’s a treaty between you and me ⌞as⌟ there was between your father and my father. I’m sending you silver and gold. Now break your treaty with King Baasha of Israel so that he will leave me alone.” 4Benhadad did what King Asa requested. He sent his generals and their armies to attack the cities of Israel. He conquered Ijon, Dan, Abel Maim, and all the storage cities in the territory of Naphtali. 5When Baasha heard the news, he stopped fortifying Ramah and abandoned his work on it.

2 Chronicles 16:3 word by word

בְּרִית֙ בֵּינִ֣י וּבֵינֶ֔ךָ וּבֵ֥ין אָבִ֖י וּבֵ֣ין אָבִ֑יךָ הִנֵּ֨ה שָׁלַ֤חְתִּֽי לְךָ֙ כֶּ֣סֶף וְזָהָ֔ב לֵ֞ךְ הָפֵ֣ר בְּרִֽיתְךָ֗ אֶת־בַּעְשָׁא֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְיַעֲלֶ֖ה מֵעָלָֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• a leagueבְּרִיתberîyth · covenantH1285
• between my fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• behold, I have sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• thee silverכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
• and goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• goיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• breakפָּרַרpârar · to breakH6565
• with Baashaבַּעְשָׁאba‛shâ' · BaashaH1201
• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• that he may departעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 16:3

• 2 Chronicles 18:3King Ahab of Israel asked King Jehoshaphat of Judah, “Will you go with me to Ramoth in Gilead?” Jehoshaphat told the king of Israel, “I will do what you do. My troops will do what your troops do. ⌞We will join⌟ your troops in battle.”
• 2 Chronicles 19:2Jehu, son of the seer Hanani, asked King Jehoshaphat, “Why do you help wicked people and love those who hate the Lord? The Lord’s anger is directed toward you because you have done this.
• Judges 2:2You must never make a treaty with the people who live in this land. You must tear down their altars.’ But you didn’t obey me. What do you think you’re doing?
• Isaiah 31:1How horrible it will be for those who go to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who depend on many chariots, who depend on very strong war horses. They don’t look to the Holy One of Israel. They don’t seek the Lord.
• 2 Corinthians 6:16Can God’s temple contain false gods? Clearly, we are the temple of the living God. As God said, “I will live and walk among them. I will be their God, and they will be my people.”
• Genesis 20:9Then Abimelech called for Abraham and asked him, “What have you done to us? How have I sinned against you that you would bring such a serious sin on me and my kingdom? You shouldn’t have done this to me.”
• Exodus 32:21Moses asked Aaron, “What did these people do to you that you encouraged them to commit such a serious sin?”
• Joshua 9:19But all the leaders said to them, “We have sworn an oath about them to the Lord God of Israel, so we cannot touch them now.
• 2 Samuel 21:2(The Gibeonites were not a part of Israel but were left over from the Amorites. Although the Israelites had sworn ⌞to spare them⌟, Saul, in his eagerness, tried to destroy them for Israel and Judah.) The king called the Gibeonites
• Psalms 15:4The one who despises those rejected by God but honors those who fear the Lord. The one who makes a promise and does not break it, even though he is hurt by it.
• Ezekiel 17:18The king of Judah broke the promise and the treaty that he pledged to keep. He did all these things, and he can’t go unpunished.
• Romans 1:31don’t have any sense, don’t keep promises, and don’t show love to their own families or mercy to others.
• 2 Timothy 3:3and lack normal affection for their families. They will refuse to make peace with anyone. They will be slanderous, lack self-control, be brutal, and have no love for what is good.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 16:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3There is a league - Let there be a treaty, offensive and defensive, between me and thee: see on 1 Kings 15:22; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Compare the 1 Kings 15:19 note.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-10Asa relied on foreign powers instead of trusting the Lord when Baasha attacked. The Chronicler aimed to show that disobedience leads to consequences.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 16:3

• Alliances
• Armies
• Baasha
• Ben-Hadad
• Ramah

In the dictionaries

• Baasha
• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Asa
• Hanani
• Rama
• Rely
• Covenant, in the Old Testament
• Damascus

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