2 Chronicles 16:4

2 Chronicles 16:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Ben–hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel–maim, and all the store cities of Naphtali.
• New International Version (NIV)Ben-Hadad agreed with King Asa and sent the commanders of his forces against the towns of Israel. They conquered Ijon, Dan, Abel Maim and all the store cities of Naphtali.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, and they conquered Ijon, Dan, Abel-maim, and all the store cities of Naphtali.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Ben-Hadad heeded King Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel. They attacked Ijon, Dan, Abel Maim, and all the storage cities of Naphtali.

Context of 2 Chronicles 16:4

2Then Asa brought out silver and gold from the treasuries of the house of the Lord and the king’s house, and sent them to Ben-hadad king of Aram, who lived in Damascus, saying, 3“Let there be a treaty between you and me, as between my father and your father. Behold, I have sent you silver and gold; go, break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel so that he will withdraw from me.” So Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, and they conquered Ijon, Dan, Abel-maim and all the store cities of Naphtali. 5When Baasha heard of it, he ceased fortifying Ramah and stopped his work. 6Then King Asa brought all Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and its timber with which Baasha had been building, and with them he fortified Geba and Mizpah.

2 Chronicles 16:4 word by word

וַיִּשְׁמַ֨ע בֶּן הֲדַ֜ד אֶל־הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אָסָ֗א וַ֠יִּשְׁלַח אֶת־שָׂרֵ֨י הַחֲיָלִ֤ים אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ֙ אֶל־עָרֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיַּכּוּ֙ אֶת־עִיּ֣וֹן וְאֶת־דָּ֔ן וְאֵ֖ת אָבֵ֣ל מָ֑יִם וְאֵ֥ת כָּֽל־מִסְכְּנ֖וֹת עָרֵ֥י נַפְתָּלִֽי׃Read the interlinear

• So Ben-hadadבֶּן־הֲדַדben-hădad · Ben-hadadH1130
• listenedשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• to Kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• Asaאָסָא'âsâ' · AsaH609
• and sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• the commandersשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• of his armiesחַ֫יִלchayil · armyH2428
• againstאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• the citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• conqueredנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• Ijonעִיּוֹן‛iyôn · IjonH5859
• Danדָּןdân · DanH1835
• Abel-maimאַבֵל מַיִם'abêl mayim · Abel-maimH66
• and allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• storeמִסְכְּנוֹתmiskenâh · storageH4543
• of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִיnaphtâlîy · NaphtaliH5321

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 16:4

• 1 Timothy 6:10For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.
• 2 Peter 2:15forsaking the right way, they have gone astray, having followed the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;
• 1 Kings 15:20So Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, and conquered Ijon, Dan, Abel-beth-maacah and all Chinneroth, besides all the land of Naphtali.
• Genesis 14:14When Abram heard that his relative had been taken captive, he led out his trained men, born in his house, three hundred and eighteen, and went in pursuit as far as Dan.
• Judges 18:28And there was no one to deliver them, because it was far from Sidon and they had no dealings with anyone, and it was in the valley which is near Beth-rehob. And they rebuilt the city and lived in it.
• Judges 20:1Then all the sons of Israel from Dan to Beersheba, including the land of Gilead, came out, and the congregation assembled as one man to the Lord at Mizpah.
• 2 Kings 8:6When the king asked the woman, she related it to him. So the king appointed for her a certain officer, saying, “Restore all that was hers and all the produce of the field from the day that she left the land even until now.”
• 2 Kings 17:12They served idols, concerning which the Lord had said to them, “You shall not do this thing.”
• 1 Kings 9:19and all the storage cities which Solomon had, even the cities for his chariots and the cities for his horsemen, and all that it pleased Solomon to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land under his rule.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 16:4

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Abel-maim - or, “Abel-beth-maachah” 1 Kings 15:20. It was one of the towns most exposed to attack when an invader entered Israel from the north, and was taken from Pekah by Tiglath-pileser 2 Kings 15:29. Store cities - See 1 Kings 9:19 note.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4King Ben-hadad of Aram (2 Chronicles 16:2) broke his treaty with Baasha and attacked northern Israel. He captured all of Naphtali, which included Galilee and most of the land north of the Jezreel Valley and east of the Sea of Galilee. Ijon was a large village in the southern Beqa‘ Valley, on the southern border of modern-day Lebanon. This town is usually listed with Dan (Laish), Abel-beth-maacah, and Hazor in northern Israel. Abel-beth-maacah was near a…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 16:4

• Abel-Beth-Maachah
• Armies
• Baasha
• Ben-Hadad
• Cities
• Dan
• Ijon
• Naphtali
• Ramah

In the dictionaries

• Abel
• Asa
• Dan
• Israel
• Naphtali
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Abel-Maim
• Store-Cities
• Abelbethmaachah

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