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2 Chronicles 16:12
12In 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.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)In the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa developed a serious foot disease. Yet even with the severity of his disease, he did not seek the Lord’s help but turned only to his physicians.
Context of 2 Chronicles 16:12
10Asa was angry with the seer because of this; he was so enraged that he put him in prison. At the same time Asa brutally oppressed some of the people. 11The events of Asa’s reign, from beginning to end, are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel. 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. 13Then in the forty-first year of his reign Asa died and rested with his ancestors. 14They buried him in the tomb that he had cut out for himself in the City of David. They laid him on a bier covered with spices and various blended perfumes, and they made a huge fire in his honor.
Read all of 2 Chronicles 162 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 in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
- 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 3:19Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent.
- 2 Chronicles 16:9For the eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. You have done a foolish thing, and from now on you will be at war.”
- 2 Chronicles 28:22In his time of trouble King Ahaz became even more unfaithful to the Lord.
- 1 Chronicles 10:14and did not inquire of the Lord. So the Lord put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse.
- Jeremiah 17:5This is what the Lord says: “Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who draws strength from mere flesh and whose heart turns away from the Lord.
- Genesis 50:2Then Joseph directed the physicians in his service to embalm his father Israel. So the physicians embalmed him,
- Job 13:4You, however, smear me with lies; you are worthless physicians, all of you!
- Jeremiah 8:22Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then is there no healing for the wound of my people?
- Matthew 9:12On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.
- Mark 2:17On hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
- Mark 5:26She had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had, yet instead of getting better she grew worse.
- Colossians 4:14Our dear friend Luke, the doctor, and Demas send greetings.
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
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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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