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“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.” 4Ben-hadad agreed to King Asa’s request and sent the commanders of his army to attack the towns of Israel. They conquered the towns of Ijon, Dan, Abel-beth-maacah, and all the store cities in Naphtali. As soon as Baasha of Israel heard what was happening, he abandoned his project of fortifying Ramah and stopped all work on it. 6Then King Asa called out all the men of Judah to carry away the building stones and timbers that Baasha had been using to fortify Ramah. Asa used these materials to fortify the towns of Geba and Mizpah. 7At that time Hanani the seer came to King Asa and told him, “Because you have put your trust in the king of Aram instead of in the Lord your God, you missed your chance to destroy the army of the king of Aram.

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 invaded Judah and fortified Ramah in order to prevent anyone from entering or leaving King Asa’s territory in 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