2 Chronicles 16:1

2 Chronicles 16:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)In the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah, and built Ramah, to the intent that he might let none go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.
• New International Version (NIV)In the thirty-sixth year of Asa’s reign Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and fortified Ramah to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the territory of Asa king of Judah.
• English Standard Version (ESV)In the thirty-sixth year of the reign of Asa, Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and built Ramah, that he might permit no one to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.
• New King James Version (NKJV)In the thirty-sixth year of the reign of Asa, Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah and built Ramah, that he might let none go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.

Context of 2 Chronicles 16:1

In the thirty-sixth year of Asa’s reign, Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah and fortified Ramah in order to prevent anyone from going out or coming in to Asa king of Judah. 2Then Asa brought out silver and gold from the treasuries of the house of the Lord and the king’s house, and sent it to Ben-hadad king of Aram, who lived in Damascus, saying, 3“A treaty must be made between you and me, as there was 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.”

2 Chronicles 16:1 word by word

בִּשְׁנַ֨ת שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וָשֵׁשׁ֙ לְמַלְכ֣וּת אָסָ֔א עָלָ֞ה בַּעְשָׁ֤א מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ עַל־יְהוּדָ֔ה וַיִּ֖בֶן אֶת־הָרָמָ֑ה לְבִלְתִּ֗י תֵּ֚ת יוֹצֵ֣א וָבָ֔א לְאָסָ֖א מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• In the thirty-sixthשְׁלֹשִׁיםshelôshîym shelôshîym · thirtyH7970
• yearשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• of Asa’sאָסָא'âsâ' · AsaH609
• reignמַלְכוּתmalkûth malkûth malkûyâh · royaltyH4438
• Baashaבַּעְשָׁאba‛shâ' · BaashaH1201
• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• cameעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• againstעַל‛al · uponH5921
• Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• fortifiedבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• Ramahרָמָהrâmâh · RamahH7414
• in order to preventבִּלְתִּיbiltîy · lestH1115
• in order to preventנָתַןnâthan · to give: allowH5414
• from goingיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• or comingבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 16:1

• 1 Kings 15:32And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.
• 1 Kings 15:16Now there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.
• 2 Chronicles 11:13Moreover, the priests and the Levites who were in all Israel also stood with him from all their districts.
• 2 Chronicles 15:5In those times there was no peace for him who went out or him who came in, because many disturbances afflicted all the inhabitants of the lands.
• 1 Kings 12:27If this people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of the Lord in Jerusalem, then the heart of this people will return to their lord, to Rehoboam king of Judah; and they will kill me and return to Rehoboam king of Judah.”

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 16:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1The six and thirtieth year - After the division of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah; according to Usher. This opinion is followed in our margin; see the note on 1 Kings 15:16, where this subject is farther considered. Concerning Baasha's building of Ramah, see the note on 1 Kings 15:17.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1This passage runs parallel with Kings (see the marginal reference).Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Asa seeks the aid of the Syrians, His death. --A plain and faithful reproof was given to Asa by a prophet of the Lord, for making a league with Syria. God is displeased when he is distrusted, and when an arm of flesh is relied on, more than his power and goodness. It is foolish to lean on a broken reed, when we have the Rock of ages to rely upon. To convince Asa of his folly, the prophet shows that he, of all men, had no reason to distrust God, who had…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1In the thirty-sixth year of Asa’s reign: The book of Kings states that King Baasha, who reigned from 909 to 886 BC, died in the twenty-sixth year of Asa’s reign (1 Kings 16:8). One solution is that the Chronicles text might have errors and should instead read the fifteenth and sixteenth years, which would be about 895 BC, instead of the thirty-fifth (2 Chronicles 15:19) and thirty-sixth years of Asa. Another possibility is that the Chronicler counted…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 16:1

• Baasha
• Ramah

In the dictionaries

• Asa
• Baasha
• Israel
• Judah
• Ramah
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• Hanani

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