2 Chronicles 16:6

2 Chronicles 16:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then Asa the king took all Judah; and they carried away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha was building; and he built therewith Geba and Mizpah.
• New International Version (NIV)Then King Asa brought all the men of Judah, and they carried away from Ramah the stones and timber Baasha had been using. With them he built up Geba and Mizpah.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then King Asa took all Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and its timber, with which Baasha had been building, and with them he built Geba and Mizpah.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then King Asa took all Judah, and they carried away the stones and timber of Ramah, which Baasha had used for building; and with them he built Geba and Mizpah.

Context of 2 Chronicles 16:6

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. 5As soon as Baasha of Israel heard what was happening, he abandoned his project of fortifying Ramah and stopped all work on it. Then 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. 8Don’t you remember what happened to the Ethiopians and Libyans and their vast army, with all of their chariots and charioteers? At that time you relied on the Lord, and he handed them over to you.

2 Chronicles 16:6 word by word

וְאָסָ֣א הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ לָקַח֙ אֶת־כָּל־יְהוּדָ֔ה וַיִּשְׂא֞וּ אֶת־אַבְנֵ֤י הָֽרָמָה֙ וְאֶת־עֵצֶ֔יהָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּנָ֖ה בַּעְשָׁ֑א וַיִּ֣בֶן בָּהֶ֔ם אֶת־גֶּ֖בַע וְאֶת־הַמִּצְפָּֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then Asaאָסָא'âsâ' · AsaH609
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• all Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• and they carried awayנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: bearH5375
• the stonesאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
• of Ramahרָמָהrâmâh · RamahH7414
• and the timberעֵץ‛êts · tree: woodH6086
• thereof, wherewith Baashaבַּעְשָׁאba‛shâ' · BaashaH1201
• was buildingבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• therewith Gebaגֶּ֫בַעgeba‛ · GebaH1387
• and Mizpahמִצְפָּהmitspâh · MizpahH4709

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 16:6

• 1 Kings 15:22Then King Asa sent an order throughout Judah, requiring that everyone, without exception, help to carry away the building stones and timbers that Baasha had been using to fortify Ramah. Asa used these materials to fortify the town of Geba in Benjamin and the town of Mizpah.
• Joshua 18:24Kephar-ammoni, Ophni, and Geba—twelve towns with their surrounding villages.
• 2 Chronicles 21:17They marched against Judah, broke down its defenses, and carried away everything of value in the royal palace, including the king’s sons and his wives. Only his youngest son, Ahaziah, was spared.
• 1 Chronicles 6:60And from the territory of Benjamin they were given Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth, each with its pasturelands. So thirteen towns were given to the descendants of Aaron.
• Isaiah 10:29They are crossing the pass and are camping at Geba. Fear strikes the town of Ramah. All the people of Gibeah, the hometown of Saul, are running for their lives.
• Zechariah 14:10All the land from Geba, north of Judah, to Rimmon, south of Jerusalem, will become one vast plain. But Jerusalem will be raised up in its original place and will be inhabited all the way from the Benjamin Gate over to the site of the old gate, then to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the king’s winepresses.
• Joshua 15:38Dilean, Mizpeh, Joktheel,
• Joshua 18:26Mizpah, Kephirah, Mozah,
• 1 Samuel 7:6So they gathered at Mizpah and, in a great ceremony, drew water from a well and poured it out before the Lord. They also went without food all day and confessed that they had sinned against the Lord. (It was at Mizpah that Samuel became Israel’s judge.)
• 1 Samuel 10:17Later Samuel called all the people of Israel to meet before the Lord at Mizpah.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 16:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Took all Judah - See on 1 Kings 15:22; (note).Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6Asa gathered workers to use materials from Ramah to strengthen his kingdom's northern border. Mizpah is often identified with Tell en-Nasba, about four miles north of Ramah and two miles from Bethel. Geba was likely located three miles beyond the watershed east of Gibeah, guarding a valley that leads to Jericho and the sanctuary at Gilgal.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 16:6

• Armies
• Baasha
• Geba
• Mizpah
• Ramah

In the dictionaries

• Asa
• Baasha
• Judah
• Mizpah
• Mizpah; Mizpeh
• Ramah
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• Hanani
• Rama

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