2 Chronicles 16

1In the thirty-sixth year of Asa’s reign, Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not allow anyone to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.Cross-references: 1Ki 12:27 · 1Ki 15:16 · 2Chr 11:13 · 2Chr 15:5 · 2Chr 15:9

2Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of Yahweh’s house and of the king’s house, and sent to Ben Hadad king of Syria, who lived at Damascus, saying,Cross-references: 2Ki 12:18 · 2Ki 16:8 · 2Ki 18:15 · 2Chr 28:21

3“Let there be a treaty between me and you, as there was between my father and your father. Behold, I have sent you silver and gold. Go, break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.”Cross-references: Gen 20:9 · Ex 32:21 · Josh 9:19 · Judg 2:2 · 2Sam 21:2 · 2Chr 18:3 · +7 more

4Ben Hadad listened to King Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they struck Ijon, Dan, Abel Maim, and all the storage cities of Naphtali.Cross-references: Gen 14:14 · Ex 1:11 · Judg 18:28 · Judg 20:1 · 1Ki 9:19 · 1Ki 15:20 · +4 more

5When Baasha heard of it, he stopped building Ramah, and let his work cease.

6Then Asa the king took all Judah, and they carried away the stones and timber of Ramah, with which Baasha had built; and he built Geba and Mizpah with them.Cross-references: Josh 15:38 · Josh 18:24 · 1Sam 7:6 · 1Sam 7:16 · 1Sam 10:17 · 1Ki 15:22 · +4 more

7At that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said to him, “Because you have relied on the king of Syria, and have not relied on Yahweh your God, therefore the army of the king of Syria has escaped out of your hand.Cross-references: 1Ki 16:1 · 2Ki 18:5 · 1Chr 5:20 · 2Chr 13:18 · 2Chr 19:2 · 2Chr 20:34 · +6 more

8Weren’t the Ethiopians and the Lubim a huge army, with chariots and exceedingly many horsemen? Yet, because you relied on Yahweh, he delivered them into your hand.Cross-references: 2Chr 12:3 · 2Chr 13:16 · 2Chr 13:18 · 2Chr 14:9 · 2Chr 16:7 · Ps 9:9 · +1 more

9For Yahweh’s eyes run back and forth throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. You have done foolishly in this; for from now on you will have wars.”Cross-references: 1Sam 13:13 · 2Sam 12:7 · 1Ki 15:32 · 2Ki 20:3 · 1Chr 21:8 · 2Chr 6:20 · +18 more

10Then Asa was angry with the seer, and put him in the prison; for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. Asa oppressed some of the people at the same time.Cross-references: 2Sam 11:4 · 2Sam 12:13 · 2Sam 12:31 · 2Sam 24:10 · 2Chr 18:26 · 2Chr 25:16 · +12 more

11Behold, the acts of Asa, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.Cross-references: 1Ki 15:23 · 2Chr 9:29 · 2Chr 12:15 · 2Chr 20:34 · 2Chr 25:26 · 2Chr 26:22 · +4 more

12In the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa was diseased in his feet. His disease was exceedingly great; yet in his disease he didn’t seek Yahweh, but just the physicians.Cross-references: Gen 50:2 · 1Chr 10:14 · 2Chr 16:9 · 2Chr 28:22 · Job 13:4 · Jer 8:22 · +8 more

13Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the forty-first year of his reign.Cross-references: 1Ki 15:24

14They buried him in his own tomb, which he had dug out for himself in David’s city, and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odors and various kinds of spices prepared by the perfumers’ art; and they made a very great fire for him.Cross-references: Gen 50:2 · Ex 30:25 · 2Chr 21:19 · 2Chr 35:24 · Eccl 10:1 · Isa 22:16 · +3 more