2 Chronicles 16:5

2 Chronicles 16:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass, when Baasha heard it, that he left off building of Ramah, and let his work cease.
• New International Version (NIV)When Baasha heard this, he stopped building Ramah and abandoned his work.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when Baasha heard of it, he stopped building Ramah and let his work cease.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now it happened, when Baasha heard it, that he stopped building Ramah and ceased his work.

Context of 2 Chronicles 16:5

3“I want to make a treaty with you, like the one our fathers made. See, I have sent you silver and gold. Break your treaty with King Baasha of Israel, so he will retreat from my land.” 4Ben Hadad accepted King Asa’s offer and ordered his army commanders to attack the cities of Israel. They conquered Ijon, Dan, Abel Maim, and all the storage cities of Naphtali. When Baasha heard the news, he stopped fortifying Ramah and abandoned the project. 6King Asa ordered all the men of Judah to carry away the stones and wood that Baasha had used to build Ramah. He used the materials to build up Geba and Mizpah. 7At that time Hanani the prophet visited King Asa of Judah and said to him: “Because you relied on the king of Syria and did not rely on the Lord your God, the army of the king of Syria has escaped from your hand.

2 Chronicles 16:5 word by word

וַיְהִי֙ כִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ בַּעְשָׁ֔א וַיֶּחְדַּ֕ל מִבְּנ֖וֹת אֶת־הָרָמָ֑ה וַיַּשְׁבֵּ֖ת אֶת־מְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it came to pass, when Baashaבַּעְשָׁאba‛shâ' · BaashaH1201
• heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• that he left offחָדַלchâdal · to ceaseH2308
• buildingבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• of Ramahרָמָהrâmâh · RamahH7414
• and let his workמְלָאכָהmelâ'kâh · workH4399
• ceaseשָׁבַתshâbath · to ceaseH7673

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 16:5

• 2 Chronicles 16:1In the thirty-sixth year of Asa’s reign, King Baasha of Israel attacked Judah, and he established Ramah as a military outpost to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the land of King Asa of Judah.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 16:5

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-10Asa relied on foreign powers instead of trusting the Lord when Baasha attacked. The Chronicler aimed to show that disobedience leads to consequences.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 16:5

• Armies
• Baasha
• Ramah

In the dictionaries

• Baasha
• Ramah
• Asa
• Hanani
• Rama
• Rely

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