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

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. Then King Asa took everyone in Judah ⌞to Ramah⌟. He made them carry the stones and lumber from Ramah. Baasha had been using those to fortify the city. Asa used the materials to fortify Geba in Benjamin and Mizpah. 7At that time the seer Hanani came to King Asa of Judah and said to him, “Because you depended on the king of Syria and did not depend on the Lord your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped your grasp. 8Weren’t the Sudanese and Libyans a large army with many chariots and drivers? But 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 drafted everyone in Judah and excused no one. He made them carry the stones and lumber from Ramah. Baasha had been using those to fortify the city. King Asa used the materials to fortify Geba in Benjamin and Mizpah.
• Joshua 18:24Chephar Ammoni, Ophni, and Geba.
• 2 Chronicles 21:17They fought against Judah, broke into the country, and took away everything that could be found in the royal palace. They even took Jehoram’s sons and wives. The only son left was Ahaziah, Jehoram’s youngest son.
• 1 Chronicles 6:60From the tribe of Benjamin, Aaron’s descendants received Geba with its pastureland, Alemeth with its pastureland, and Anathoth with its pastureland. There was a total of 13 cities for their families.
• Isaiah 10:29They go through the mountain pass and lodge at Geba for the night. The people in Ramah tremble; the people in Saul’s Gibeah flee.
• Zechariah 14:10The whole earth will become like the plains from Geba to Rimmon, south of Jerusalem. Jerusalem will rise and remain on its site, from Benjamin Gate to the place of First Gate, Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the king’s winepresses.
• Joshua 15:38Dilean, Mizpah, Joktheel,
• Joshua 18:26Mizpeh, Chephirah, Mozah,
• 1 Samuel 7:6So the Israelites gathered together at Mizpah. They drew some water, poured it out in front of the Lord, and fasted that day. They confessed, “We have sinned against the Lord.” So Samuel judged Israel in Mizpah.
• 1 Samuel 10:17Samuel called the people to ⌞come into the presence of⌟ 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