2 Chronicles 16:12

2 Chronicles 16:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease was exceeding great: yet in his disease he sought not to the Lord, but to the physicians.
• New International Version (NIV)In the thirty-ninth year of his reign Asa was afflicted with a disease in his feet. Though his disease was severe, even in his illness he did not seek help from the Lord, but only from the physicians.
• English Standard Version (ESV)In the thirty-ninth year of his reign Asa was diseased in his feet, and his disease became severe. Yet even in his disease he did not seek the Lord, but sought help from physicians.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And in the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa became diseased in his feet, and his malady was severe; yet in his disease he did not seek the Lord, but the physicians.

Context of 2 Chronicles 16:12

10Asa was so angry at the prophet, he put him in jail. Asa also oppressed some of the people at that time. 11The events of Asa’s reign, from start to finish, are recorded in the Scroll of the Kings of Judah and Israel. In the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa developed a foot disease. Though his disease was severe, he did not seek the Lord, but only the doctors. 13Asa passed away in the forty-first year of his reign. 14He was buried in the tomb he had carved out in the City of David. They laid him to rest on a bier covered with spices and assorted mixtures of ointments. They made a huge bonfire to honor him.

2 Chronicles 16:12 word by word

וַיֶּחֱלֶ֣א אָסָ֡א בִּשְׁנַת֩ שְׁלוֹשִׁ֨ים וָתֵ֤שַׁע לְמַלְכוּתוֹ֙ בְּרַגְלָ֔יו עַד־לְמַ֖עְלָה חָלְי֑וֹ וְגַם־בְּחָלְיוֹ֙ לֹא־דָרַ֣שׁ אֶת־יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֖י בָּרֹפְאִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Asaאָסָא'âsâ' · AsaH609
• in the thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםshelôshîym shelôshîym · thirtyH7970
• and ninthתֵּ֫שַׁעtêsha‛ tish‛âh · nineH8672
• yearשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• of his reignמַלְכוּתmalkûth malkûth malkûyâh · royaltyH4438
• was diseasedחָלָאchâlâ' · be sickH2456
• in his feetרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
• until his diseaseחֳלִיchŏlîy · sicknessH2483
• exceedingמַ֫עַלma‛al · aboveH4605
• he soughtדָּרַשׁdârash · to seekH1875
• not to the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• but to the physiciansרָפָאrâphâ' râphâh · to healH7495

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 16:12

• Matthew 7:2For by the standard you judge you will be judged, and the measure you use will be the measure you receive.
• Luke 6:37“Do not judge, and you will not be judged; do not condemn, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven.
• Revelation 3:19All those I love, I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent!
• 2 Chronicles 16:9Certainly the Lord watches the whole earth carefully and is ready to strengthen those who are devoted to him. You have acted foolishly in this matter; from now on you will have war.
• 2 Chronicles 28:22During his time of trouble King Ahaz was even more unfaithful to the Lord.
• 1 Chronicles 10:14He did not seek the Lord’s guidance, so the Lord killed him and transferred the kingdom to David son of Jesse.
• Jeremiah 17:5The Lord says, “I will put a curse on people who trust in mere human beings, who depend on mere flesh and blood for their strength, and whose hearts have turned away from the Lord.
• Genesis 50:2Joseph instructed the physicians in his service to embalm his father, so the physicians embalmed Israel.
• Job 13:4But you, however, are inventors of lies; all of you are worthless physicians!
• Jeremiah 8:22There is still medicinal ointment available in Gilead! There is still a physician there! Why then have my dear people not been restored to health?
• Matthew 9:12When Jesus heard this he said, “Those who are healthy don’t need a physician, but those who are sick do.
• Mark 2:17When Jesus heard this he said to them, “Those who are healthy don’t need a physician, but those who are sick do. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
• Mark 5:26She had endured a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all that she had. Yet instead of getting better, she grew worse.
• Colossians 4:14Our dear friend Luke the physician and Demas greet you.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 16:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Diseased in his feet - He had a strong and long fit of the gout; this is most likely. He sought not to the Lord - "He did not seek discipline from the face of the Lord, but from the physicians." - Targum. Are we not taught by this to make prayer and supplication to the Lord in our afflictions, with the expectation that he will heal us when he finds us duly humbled, i.e., when the end is answered for which he sends the affliction?Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Yet in his disease he sought not … - Rather, “and also in his disease he sought not.” Not only in his war with Baasha, but also when attacked by illness, Asa placed undue reliance upon the aid of man.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12People often viewed sickness as a punishment for sin (see 2 Chronicles 21:18–19; 26:20).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. Asa ... was diseased in his feet--probably the gout. yet his disease was exceeding great--better, "moved upwards" in his body, which proves the violent and dangerous type of the malady. yet in his disease he sought not to the Lord, but to the physicians--most probably Egyptian physicians, who were anciently in high repute at foreign courts, and who pretended to expel diseases by charms, incantations, and mystic arts. Asa's fault consisted in his…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 16:12

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Disease
• Gout (?)
• Physician

In the dictionaries

• Asa
• Physician
• Rely
• Chronicles, Books of
• Salvation
• Sick; Sickness

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