New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Chronicles 16:2-9
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 1you 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.” 4And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa, and he sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, and they 2conquered Ijon, Dan, Abel-maim, and all 3the 4storage cities of Naphtali. 5When Baasha heard about it, he stopped 5fortifying Ramah and put an end to 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 it he 6fortified Geba and Mizpah.
7At that time 7Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah and said to him, “8Because you have relied on the king of Aram and have not relied on the Lord your God, for that reason the army of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand. 8Were not 9the Ethiopians and the Lubim 10an immense army with very many chariots and horsemen? Yet 11because you relied on the Lord, He handed them over to you. 9For 12the eyes of the Lord roam throughout the earth, so that He may strongly support those 13whose heart is completely His. You have acted foolishly in this. Indeed, from now on you will have wars.”
Notes
- 1. 2 Chronicles 16:3 Lit me and you ↩
- 2. 2 Chronicles 16:4 Lit struck ↩
- 3. 2 Chronicles 16:4 Ex 1:11 ↩
- 4. 2 Chronicles 16:4 Lit storage places of the cities ↩
- 5. 2 Chronicles 16:5 Lit building ↩
- 6. 2 Chronicles 16:6 Lit built ↩
- 7. 2 Chronicles 16:7 1 Kin 16:1; 2 Chr 19:2 ↩
- 8. 2 Chronicles 16:7 2 Chr 14:11; 32:7, 8 ↩
- 9. 2 Chronicles 16:8 2 Chr 14:9 ↩
- 10. 2 Chronicles 16:8 2 Chr 12:3 ↩
- 11. 2 Chronicles 16:8 2 Chr 13:16, 18 ↩
- 12. 2 Chronicles 16:9 Prov 15:3; Jer 16:17; Zech 4:10 ↩
- 13. 2 Chronicles 16:9 2 Chr 15:17 ↩
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
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