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II Chronicles
Chapter 16
1
In 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.
2
Then Asa brought out silver and gold
out
of the treasures of the house of Jehovah/God
and
of the king's house,
and
sent to Benhadad king of Syria,
who
dwelt at Damascus, saying, 3
there
is a league between me and you,
as
there was between my father and your father
behold,
I have sent you silver and gold;
go,
break your league with Baasha king of Israel,
that
he may depart from me.
4
And 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.
5
And it came to pass,
when
Baasha heard it,
that
he left off building of Ramah,
and
let his work cease.
6
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.
7
And at that time Hanani the seer
came
to Asa king of Judah, and said unto him,
Because
You have relied on the king of Syria,
and
not relied on Jehovah/God your 'Elohiym/Godhead,
therefore
is the army/host of the king of Syria
escaped
out of your hand.
8
Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubims a huge host,
with
very many chariots and horsemen?
Yet,
because you did rely on Jehovah/God,
He
delivered them into your hand.
9
For the eyes of Jehovah/God
run
to and fro throughout the whole earth,
to
show Himself strong
on
the behalf of those whose heart/'right lobe'
is
perfect toward him.
Herein
you have done foolishly
therefore
from henceforth you shall have wars.
10
Then 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.
11
And, behold, the acts of Asa,
first
and last, lo, they are written
in
the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
12
And 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 Jehovah/God,
but
to the physicians.
13
And Asa slept with his fathers,
and
died in the one and fortieth year of his reign.
14
And they buried him in his own sepulchers,
which
he had made for himself in the city of David,
and
laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odors
and
divers/different kinds of spices
prepared
by the apothecaries' art
and
they made a very great burning for him.
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