2 Chronicles 16 (NET)

2 Chronicles 16:1¹In the thirty-sixth year of Asa’s reign, King Baasha of Israel attacked Judah, and he established Ramah as a military outpost to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the land of King Asa of Judah.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Chr 15:91 Kgs 12:271 Kgs 15:16-222 Chr 11:13-172 Chr 15:5

2 Chronicles 16:2²Asa took all the silver and gold that was left in the treasuries of the Lord ’s temple and of the royal palace and sent it to King Ben Hadad of Syria, ruler in Damascus, along with this message:Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Chr 28:212 Kgs 12:182 Kgs 16:82 Kgs 18:15

2 Chronicles 16:3³“I want to make a treaty with you, like the one our fathers made. See, I have sent you silver and gold. Break your treaty with King Baasha of Israel, so he will retreat from my land.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Ps 15:42 Chr 18:32 Chr 19:22 Cor 6:162 Sam 21:22 Tim 3:3Exod 32:21Ezek 17:18-19Gen 20:9-10Isa 31:1-3

2 Chronicles 16:4⁴Ben Hadad accepted King Asa’s offer and ordered his army commanders to attack the cities of Israel. They conquered Ijon, Dan, Abel Maim, and all the storage cities of Naphtali.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Kgs 15:201 Kgs 9:192 Chr 17:122 Chr 8:6Exod 1:11Gen 14:14Judg 18:28-29Judg 20:11 Tim 6:102 Pet 2:15

2 Chronicles 16:5⁵When Baasha heard the news, he stopped fortifying Ramah and abandoned the project.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AI

2 Chronicles 16:6⁶King Asa ordered all the men of Judah to carry away the stones and wood that Baasha had used to build Ramah. He used the materials to build up Geba and Mizpah.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Chr 6:601 Kgs 15:221 Sam 10:171 Sam 7:62 Chr 21:17Isa 10:29Josh 15:38Josh 18:24-26Zech 14:101 Sam 7:16

2 Chronicles 16:7⁷At that time Hanani the prophet visited King Asa of Judah and said to him: “Because you relied on the king of Syria and did not rely on the Lord your God, the army of the king of Syria has escaped from your hand.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Kgs 16:12 Chr 19:2Isa 31:1Ps 146:3-62 Chr 20:342 Chr 32:7-8Eph 1:12-131 Chr 5:202 Chr 13:182 Kgs 18:5

2 Chronicles 16:8⁸Did not the Cushites and Libyans have a huge army with chariots and a very large number of horsemen? But when you relied on the Lord, he handed them over to you!Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Chr 12:32 Chr 13:162 Chr 14:9-122 Chr 16:72 Chr 13:18Ps 37:39-40Ps 9:9-10

2 Chronicles 16:9⁹Certainly the Lord watches the whole earth carefully and is ready to strengthen those who are devoted to him. You have acted foolishly in this matter; from now on you will have war.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Pet 3:12Prov 15:3Jer 16:17Prov 5:21Ps 34:15Job 34:21Heb 4:13Zech 4:10Jer 32:192 Chr 6:20

2 Chronicles 16:10¹⁰Asa was so angry at the prophet, he put him in jail. Asa also oppressed some of the people at that time.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Chr 18:262 Chr 25:162 Chr 26:192 Sam 11:42 Sam 12:132 Sam 12:312 Sam 24:10-14Acts 16:23-24Isa 51:23Jer 20:2

2 Chronicles 16:11¹¹The events of Asa’s reign, from start to finish, are recorded in the Scroll of the Kings of Judah and Israel.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Kgs 15:23-242 Chr 12:152 Chr 20:342 Chr 25:262 Chr 26:222 Chr 27:72 Chr 32:322 Chr 34:182 Chr 35:272 Chr 9:29

2 Chronicles 16:12¹²In the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa developed a foot disease and his disease became severe. Yet even in his disease, he did not seek the Lord, but only the doctors.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Jer 17:52 Chr 28:22Mark 5:261 Chr 10:142 Chr 16:9Job 13:4Mark 2:17Matt 9:12Col 4:14Jer 8:22

2 Chronicles 16:13¹³Asa passed away in the forty-first year of his reign.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Kgs 15:24

2 Chronicles 16:14¹⁴He was buried in the tomb he had carved out in the City of David. They laid him to rest on a platform covered with spices and assorted mixtures of ointments. They made a huge bonfire to honor him.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Chr 21:19Gen 50:2Jer 34:5Mark 16:12 Chr 35:24Eccl 10:1Exod 30:25-37Isa 22:16John 19:39-42