New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Chronicles 16

Asa Wars against Baasha

1In the thirty-sixthשְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וָשֵׁשׁ֙she.lo.Shim va.SheshH7970 H8337yearבִּשְׁנַ֨תbish.NatH8141of Asa’sאָסָ֔א'a.Sa'H609reignלְמַלְכ֣וּתle.mal.KhutH4438Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֤אba'.Sha'H1201kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478cameעָלָ֞ה'a.LahH5927up againstעַל־'al-H5921Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063andfortifiedוַיִּ֖בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129Ramahהָרָמָ֑הha.ra.MahH7414in order to preventלְבִלְתִּ֗י תֵּ֚תle.vil.Ti tetH1115 H5414anyonefrom goingיוֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318out or comingוָבָ֔אva.Va'H935in to Asaלְאָסָ֖אle.'a.Sa'H609kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

2Then Asaאָסָ֜א'a.Sa'H609broughtוַיֹּצֵ֨אvai.yo.Tze'H3318out silverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701and goldוְזָהָ֗בve.za.HavH2091from the treasuriesמֵאֹֽצְר֛וֹתme.'o.tze.RotH214of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068and the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004,and sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֗חvai.yish.LachH7971them to Ben-hadadH1130kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Aramאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758,who livedהַיּוֹשֵׁ֥בhai.yo.ShevH3427in Damascusבְּדַרְמֶ֖שֶׂקbe.dar.Me.sekH1834,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

3“Let there bea treatyבְּרִית֙be.RitH1285betweenH996you and me, asbetweenH996my fatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1and your fatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1.Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,I have sentשָׁלַ֤חְתִּֽיsha.Lach.tiH7971you silverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701and goldוְזָהָ֔בve.za.HavH2091;goלֵ֞ךְlekhH1980,breakהָפֵ֣רha.FerH6565your treatyבְּרִֽיתְךָ֗be.ri.te.KhaH1285with Baashaבַּעְשָׁא֙ba'.Sha'H1201kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478so that he will withdrawוְיַעֲלֶ֖הve.ya.'a.LehH5927from me.”

4So Ben-hadadH1130listenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֨עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Asaאָסָ֗א'a.Sa'H609and sentוַ֠יִּשְׁלַחVai.yish.lachH7971the commandersשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of his armiesהַחֲיָלִ֤יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428againstH413the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and theyconqueredוַיַּכּוּ֙vai.ya.KuH5221Ijonעִיּ֣וֹןi.YonH5859,Danדָּ֔ןDanH1835,Abel-maimH66and allכָּֽל־kal-H3605thestoreמִסְכְּנ֖וֹתmis.ke.NotH4543citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִֽי׃naf.ta.LiH5321.

5When Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֔אba'.Sha'H1201heardכִּשְׁמֹ֣עַkish.Mo.a'H8085of it,he ceasedוַיֶּחְדַּ֕לvai.yech.DalH2308fortifyingמִבְּנ֖וֹתmi.be.NotH1129Ramahהָרָמָ֑הha.ra.MahH7414and stoppedוַיַּשְׁבֵּ֖תvai.yash.BetH7673his workמְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃ סme.lakh.ToH4399.

6Then Kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Asaוְאָסָ֣אve.'a.Sa'H609broughtלָקַח֙la.KachH3947allכָּל־kol-H3605Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,and they carriedוַיִּשְׂא֞וּvai.yis.'UH5375away the stonesאַבְנֵ֤י'av.NeiH68of Ramahהָֽרָמָה֙ha.ra.MahH7414and its timberעֵצֶ֔יהָ'e.Tzei.haH6086with whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֑אba'.Sha'H1201had been buildingבָּנָ֖הba.NahH1129, and with them hefortifiedוַיִּ֣בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129Gebaגֶּ֖בַעGe.va'H1387and Mizpahהַמִּצְפָּֽה׃ סha.mitz.PahH4709.

Asa Imprisons the Prophet

7At that timeוּבָעֵ֣תu.va.'EtH6256Hananiחֲנָ֣נִיcha.Na.niH2607the seerהָרֹאֶ֔הha.ro.'EhH7203cameבָּ֚אba'H935to Asaאָסָ֖א'a.Sa'H609kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Because you have reliedבְּהִשָּׁ֨עֶנְךָ֜be.hi.Sha.'en.khaH8172on the kingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Aramאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758and have not reliedנִשְׁעַ֙נְתָּ֙nish.'An.taH8172on the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,thereforeכֵּ֗ןKenH5921 H3651the armyחֵ֥ילcheilH2428of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Aramאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758has escapedנִמְלַ֛טnim.LatH4422out of your handמִיָּדֶֽךָ׃mi.ya.De.khaH3027.

8Were notthe Ethiopiansהַכּוּשִׁ֣יםha.ku.ShimH3569and the Lubimוְהַלּוּבִ֗יםve.ha.lu.VimH3864an immenseלָרֹ֛בla.RoH7230armyלְחַ֧יִל׀le.Cha.yilH2428with veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966manyלְהַרְבֵּ֣הle.har.BehH7235chariotsלְרֶ֥כֶבle.Re.khevH7393and horsemenוּלְפָרָשִׁ֖יםu.le.fa.ra.ShimH6571? Yetbecause you reliedוּבְהִשָּֽׁעֶנְךָ֥u.ve.hi.sha.'en.KhaH8172on the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,He deliveredנְתָנָ֥םne.ta.NamH5414them into your handבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.

9Forthe eyesעֵינָ֞יו'ei.NavH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068moveH7751to and froH7751throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the earthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776that He may stronglyH2388supportH2388thosewhose heartלְבָבָ֥םle.va.VamH3824is completelyשָׁלֵ֛םsha.LemH8003His. You have actedH5528foolishlyנִסְכַּ֣לְתָּnis.Kal.taH5528in thisH2088.IndeedH3588,from nowמֵעַ֔תָּהme.'A.tahH6258on you will surely haveיֵ֥שׁyeshH3426warsמִלְחָמֽוֹת׃mil.cha.MotH4421.”

10Then Asaאָסָ֜א'a.Sa'H609was angryוַיִּכְעַ֨סvai.yikh.'AsH3707with the seerהָרֹאֶ֗הha.ro.'EhH7203and putוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yi.te.Ne.huH5414him inprisonבֵּ֣ית הַמַּהְפֶּ֔כֶתbeit ha.mah.Pe.khetH1004 H4115,for he was enragedבְזַ֥עַףve.Za.'afH2197at him for thisH2088.And Asaאָסָ֛א'a.Sa'H609oppressedוַיְרַצֵּ֥ץvay.ra.TzetzH7533someמִן־min-H4480of the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971at the sameהַהִֽיא׃ha.Hi'H1931timeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256.

11NowH2009,the actsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of Asaאָסָ֔א'a.Sa'H609from firstהָרִאשׁוֹנִ֖יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223to lastוְהָאַחֲרוֹנִ֑יםve.ha.'a.cha.ro.NimH314,beholdH2009,they are writtenכְּתוּבִים֙ke.tu.VimH3789in the Bookסֵ֣פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Kingsהַמְּלָכִ֔יםha.me.la.KhimH4428of Judahלִיהוּדָ֖הli.hu.DahH3063and Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

12In the thirty-ninthשְׁלוֹשִׁ֨ים וָתֵ֤שַׁעshe.lo.Shim va.Te.sha'H7970 H8672yearבִּשְׁנַת֩bish.NatH8141of his reignלְמַלְכוּתוֹ֙le.mal.khu.ToH4438Asaאָסָ֡א'a.Sa'H609becameH2456diseasedH2456in his feetבְּרַגְלָ֔יוbe.rag.LavH7272.His diseaseחָלְי֑וֹchal.YoH2483was severeלְמַ֖עְלָהle.Ma'.lahH4605,yet evenוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571in his diseaseבְּחָלְיוֹ֙be.chal.YoH2483hedid not seekדָרַ֣שׁda.RashH1875the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,but the physiciansבָּרֹפְאִֽים׃ba.ro.fe.'ImH7495.

13So Asaאָסָ֖א'a.Sa'H609sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֥בvai.yish.KavH7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֑יו'a.vo.TavH1,having diedוַיָּ֕מָתvai.Ya.motH4191in the forty-firstאַרְבָּעִ֥ים וְאַחַ֖ת'ar.ba.'Im ve.'a.ChatH705 H259yearבִּשְׁנַ֛תbish.NatH8141of his reignלְמָלְכֽוֹ׃le.ma.le.KhoH4427.

14They buriedוַיִּקְבְּרֻ֣הוּvai.yik.be.Ru.huH6912him in his own tombבְקִבְרֹתָ֗יוve.kiv.ro.TavH6913whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he had cutכָּֽרָה־ka.rah-H3738out for himself in the cityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892of Davidדָּוִיד֒da.VidH1732,and they laidוַיַּשְׁכִּיבֻ֗הוּvai.yash.ki.Vu.huH7901him in the restingH4904placeH4904whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834he had filledמִלֵּא֙mi.Le'H4390with spicesבְּשָׂמִ֣יםbe.sa.MimH1314of various kindsוּזְנִ֔יםu.ze.NimH2177blendedH7543by the perfumers’בְּמִרְקַ֣חַתbe.mir.Ka.chatH4842 H7543artמַעֲשֶׂ֑הma.'a.SehH4639; andthey madeוַיִּשְׂרְפוּ־vai.yis.re.fu-H8313a veryעַד־ לִמְאֹֽד׃ פ'ad- lim.'OdH5704 H3966greatגְּדוֹלָ֥הge.do.LahH1419fireשְׂרֵפָ֖הse.re.FahH8316for him.

Asa Wars against Baasha

Asa Imprisons the Prophet

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