2 Chronicles 16

1In 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.

בִּשְׁנַת שְׁלֹשִׁים וָשֵׁשׁ לְמַלְכוּת אָסָא עָלָה בַּעְשָׁא מֶלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל עַל־יְהוּדָה וַיִּבֶן אֶת־הָרָמָה לְבִלְתִּי תֵּת יֹוצֵא וָבָא לְאָסָא מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה׃ (6184)

See also: 1 Kings 15:17, 2 Chronicles 15:9, Jeremiah 41:9, 1 Kings 12:27, 1 Kings 15:16-22, 1 Kings 16:5, 2 Chronicles 11:13-17, 2 Chronicles 15:5, 2 Chronicles 15:19, Micah 1:14, Hebrews 11:34

2Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king’s house, and sent to Benhadad king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,

וַיֹּצֵא אָסָא כֶּסֶף וְזָהָב מֵאֹצְרֹות בֵּית יְהוָה וּבֵית הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיִּשְׁלַח אֶל־בֶּן־הֲדַד מֶלֶךְ אֲרָם הַיֹּושֵׁב בְּדַרְמֶשֶׂק לֵאמֹר׃ (4058)

See also: 2 Kings 18:15, 1 Kings 15:18, 1 Kings 20:1, 2 Kings 12:18, 2 Kings 16:8, 1 Chronicles 19:6, 1 Chronicles 27:25, 2 Chronicles 28:21, Isaiah 30:6, Jeremiah 49:23, Amos 1:4

3There is a league between me and thee, as there was between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent thee silver and gold; go, break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.

בְּרִית בֵּינִי וּבֵינֶךָ וּבֵין אָבִי וּבֵין אָבִיךָ הִנֵּה שָׁלַחְתִּי לְךָ כֶּסֶף וְזָהָב לֵךְ הָפֵר בְּרִיתְךָ אֶת־בַּעְשָׁא מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל וְיַעֲלֶה מֵעָלָי׃ (4635)

See also: Psalms 15:4, Genesis 20:9-10, Exodus 32:21, Joshua 9:19-20, Judges 2:2, 2 Samuel 21:2, 1 Kings 15:19, 2 Chronicles 18:3, 2 Chronicles 19:2, Isaiah 31:1-3, Ezekiel 17:18-19, Romans 1:31-32, 2 Corinthians 6:16, 2 Timothy 3:3

4And Benhadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abelmaim, and all the store cities of Naphtali.

וַיִּשְׁמַע בֶּן הֲדַד אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ אָסָא וַיִּשְׁלַח אֶת־שָׂרֵי הַחֲיָלִים אֲשֶׁר־לֹו אֶל־עָרֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיַּכּוּ אֶת־עִיֹּון וְאֶת־דָּן וְאֵת אָבֵל מָיִם וְאֵת כָּל־מִסְכְּנֹות עָרֵי נַפְתָּלִי׃ (6889)

See also: 2 Kings 15:29, Isaiah 9:1, Genesis 14:14, Exodus 1:11, Judges 18:28-29, Judges 20:1, 2 Samuel 20:14, 1 Kings 9:19, 1 Kings 15:20, 1 Kings 20:34, 2 Chronicles 8:6, 2 Chronicles 17:12, 1 Timothy 6:10, 2 Peter 2:15

5And it came to pass, when Baasha heard it, that he left off building of Ramah, and let his work cease.

וַיְהִי כִּשְׁמֹעַ בַּעְשָׁא וַיֶּחְדַּל מִבְּנֹות אֶת־הָרָמָה וַיַּשְׁבֵּת אֶת־מְלַאכְתֹּו׃ (3657)

See also: 1 Kings 15:21

6Then 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.

וְאָסָא הַמֶּלֶךְ לָקַח אֶת־כָּל־יְהוּדָה וַיִּשְׂאוּ אֶת־אַבְנֵי הָרָמָה וְאֶת־עֵצֶיהָ אֲשֶׁר בָּנָה בַּעְשָׁא וַיִּבֶן בָּהֶם אֶת־גֶּבַע וְאֶת־הַמִּצְפָּה׃ (4550)

See also: 1 Kings 15:22, Joshua 15:38, Joshua 18:24-26, 1 Samuel 7:6, 1 Samuel 10:17, 1 Chronicles 6:60, 2 Chronicles 11:5, 2 Chronicles 21:17, Nehemiah 3:7, Isaiah 10:29, Zechariah 14:10, 1 Samuel 7:16

7And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said unto him, Because thou hast relied on the king of Syria, and not relied on the LORD thy God, therefore is the host of the king of Syria escaped out of thine hand.

וּבָעֵת הַהִיא בָּא חֲנָנִי הָרֹאֶה אֶל־אָסָא מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו בְּהִשָּׁעֶנְךָ עַל־מֶלֶךְ אֲרָם וְלֹא נִשְׁעַנְתָּ עַל־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ עַל־כֵּן נִמְלַט חֵיל מֶלֶךְ־אֲרָם מִיָּדֶךָ׃ (4077)

8Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubims a huge host, with very many chariots and horsemen? yet, because thou didst rely on the LORD, he delivered them into thine hand.

הֲלֹא הַכּוּשִׁים וְהַלּוּבִים הָיוּ לְחַיִל ׀ לָרֹב לְרֶכֶב וּלְפָרָשִׁים לְהַרְבֵּה מְאֹד וּבְהִשָּׁעֶנְךָ עַל־יְהוָה נְתָנָם בְּיָדֶךָ׃ (3207)

See also: Isaiah 26:3, Isaiah 30:15, Nahum 1:7, 2 Chronicles 12:3, 2 Chronicles 13:18, 2 Chronicles 14:9, 2 Chronicles 13:16, 2 Chronicles 16:7, Psalms 11:1, Psalms 9:9-10, Psalms 37:39-40, Isaiah 18:2, Isaiah 28:12, Judges 7:9, 2 Chronicles 24:24

9For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.

כִּי יְהוָה עֵינָיו מְשֹׁטְטֹות בְּכָל־הָאָרֶץ לְהִתְחַזֵּק עִם־לְבָבָם שָׁלֵם אֵלָיו נִסְכַּלְתָּ עַל־זֹאת כִּי מֵעַתָּה יֵשׁ עִמְּךָ מִלְחָמֹות׃ (5042)

10Then Asa was wroth with the seer, and put him in a prison house; for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. And Asa oppressed some of the people the same time.

וַיִּכְעַס אָסָא אֶל־הָרֹאֶה וַיִּתְּנֵהוּ בֵּית הַמַּהְפֶּכֶת כִּי־בְזַעַף עִמֹּו עַל־זֹאת וַיְרַצֵּץ אָסָא מִן־הָעָם בָּעֵת הַהִיא׃ (3878)

11And, behold, the acts of Asa, first and last, lo, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.

וְהִנֵּה דִּבְרֵי אָסָא הָרִאשֹׁונִים וְהָאַחֲרֹונִים הִנָּם כְּתוּבִים עַל־סֵפֶר הַמְּלָכִים לִיהוּדָה וְיִשְׂרָאֵל׃ (3047)

See also: 1 Kings 15:23-24, 2 Chronicles 9:29, 2 Chronicles 12:15, 2 Chronicles 20:34, 2 Chronicles 24:27, 2 Chronicles 25:26, 2 Chronicles 26:22, 2 Chronicles 27:7, 2 Chronicles 32:32, 2 Chronicles 34:18, 2 Chronicles 35:27

12And 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.

וַיֶּחֱלֶא אָסָא בִּשְׁנַת שְׁלֹושִׁים וָתֵשַׁע לְמַלְכוּתֹו בְּרַגְלָיו עַד־לְמַעְלָה חָלְיֹו וְגַם־בְּחָלְיֹו לֹא־דָרַשׁ אֶת־יְהוָה כִּי בָּרֹפְאִים׃ (4847)

See also: Jeremiah 17:5, 2 Chronicles 28:22, Mark 5:26, 1 Chronicles 10:14, 2 Chronicles 16:9, Job 13:4, Matthew 9:12, Mark 2:17, Luke 8:43, Jeremiah 8:22, Matthew 7:2, Colossians 4:14, Revelation 3:19, Genesis 50:2, Job 33:19, Luke 6:37-38

13And Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the one and fortieth year of his reign.

וַיִּשְׁכַּב אָסָא עִם־אֲבֹתָיו וַיָּמָת בִּשְׁנַת אַרְבָּעִים וְאַחַת לְמָלְכֹו׃ (3001)

See also: 1 Kings 15:24

14And they buried him in his own sepulchres, which he had made for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odours and divers kinds of spices prepared by the apothecaries’ art: and they made a very great burning for him.

וַיִּקְבְּרֻהוּ בְקִבְרֹתָיו אֲשֶׁר כָּרָה־לֹו בְּעִיר דָּוִיד וַיַּשְׁכִּיבֻהוּ בַּמִּשְׁכָּב אֲשֶׁר מִלֵּא בְּשָׂמִים וּזְנִים מְרֻקָּחִים בְּמִרְקַחַת מַעֲשֶׂה וַיִּשְׂרְפוּ־לֹו שְׂרֵפָה גְּדֹולָה עַד־לִמְאֹד׃ (6900)

See also: Isaiah 57:2, Genesis 50:2, Genesis 50:5, 1 Samuel 31:12, 2 Chronicles 21:19, Jeremiah 34:5, Isaiah 22:16, Mark 16:1, Matthew 26:12, Exodus 30:25-37, 2 Samuel 2:32, 2 Chronicles 32:33, 2 Chronicles 35:24, Nehemiah 3:16, Ecclesiastes 10:1, John 19:39-42