New Living Translation
2 Chronicles 16:1
1In the thirty-sixth year of Asa’s reign, King Baasha of Israel invaded Judah and fortified Ramah in order to prevent anyone from entering or leaving King Asa’s territory in Judah.
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, King Baasha of Israel invaded Judah and fortified Ramah in order to prevent anyone from entering or leaving King Asa’s territory in Judah. 2Asa responded by removing the silver and gold from the treasuries of the Temple of the Lord and the royal palace. He sent it to King Ben-hadad of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus, along with this message: 3“Let there be a treaty between you and me like the one between your father and my father. See, I am sending you silver and gold. Break your treaty with King Baasha of Israel so that he will leave me alone.”
Read all of 2 Chronicles 162 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
Words taken from the KJV.
- In the sixשֵׁשׁshêsh shishshâh · sixH8337
- and thirtiethשְׁלֹשִׁיםshelôshîym shelôshîym · thirtyH7970
- yearשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
- of the reignמַלְכוּתmalkûth malkûth malkûyâh · royaltyH4438
- of Asaאָסָא'âsâ' · AsaH609
- Baashaבַּעְשָׁאba‛shâ' · BaashaH1201
- kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- came upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
- against Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
- and builtבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
- Ramahרָמָהrâmâh · RamahH7414
- to the intent thatבִּלְתִּיbiltîy · lestH1115
- he might letנָתַןnâthan · to give: allowH5414
- none go outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
- or come inבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 16:1
- 1 Kings 15:32There was constant war between King Asa of Judah and King Baasha of Israel.
- 1 Kings 15:16There was constant war between King Asa of Judah and King Baasha of Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 11:13But all the priests and Levites living among the northern tribes of Israel sided with Rehoboam.
- 2 Chronicles 15:5“During those dark times, it was not safe to travel. Problems troubled the people of every land.
- 1 Kings 12:27When these people go to Jerusalem to offer sacrifices at the Temple of the Lord, they will again give their allegiance to King Rehoboam of Judah. They will kill me and make him their king instead.”
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
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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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