2 Chronicles 15 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·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.

KJVIn the six^H8337 and thirtieth^H7970 year^H8141 of the reign^H4438 of Asa^H609 Baasha^H1201 king^H4428 of Israel^H3478 came up^H5927^(H8804) against Judah^H3063, and built^H1129^(H8799) Ramah^H7414, to the intent that^H1115 he might let^H5414^(H8800) none go out^H3318^(H8802) or come in^H935^(H8802) to Asa^H609 king^H4428 of Judah^H3063.

² Then 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,

KJVThen Asa^H609 brought out^H3318^(H8686) silver^H3701 and gold^H2091 out of the treasures^H214 of the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068 and of the king's^H4428 house^H1004, and sent^H7971^(H8799) to Benhadad^H1130 king^H4428 of Syria^H758, that dwelt^H3427^(H8802) at Damascus^H1834, saying^H559^(H8800),

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.”

KJVThere is a league^H1285 between me and thee, as there was between my father^H1 and thy father^H1: behold, I have sent^H7971^(H8804) thee silver^H3701 and gold^H2091; go^H3212^(H8798), break^H6565^(H8685) thy league^H1285 with Baasha^H1201 king^H4428 of Israel^H3478, that he may depart^H5927^(H8799) from me.

⁴ Ben 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.

KJVAnd Benhadad^H1130 hearkened^H8085^(H8799) unto king^H4428 Asa^H609, and sent^H7971^(H8799) the captains^H8269 of his armies^H2428 against the cities^H5892 of Israel^H3478; and they smote^H5221^(H8686) Ijon^H5859, and Dan^H1835, and Abelmaim^H66, and all the store^H4543 cities^H5892 of Naphtali^H5321.

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

KJVAnd it came to pass, when Baasha^H1201 heard^H8085^(H8800) it, that he left off^H2308^(H8799) building^H1129^(H8800) of Ramah^H7414, and let his work^H4399 cease^H7673^(H8686).

⁶ Then 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.

KJVThen Asa^H609 the king^H4428 took^H3947^(H8804) all Judah^H3063; and they carried away^H5375^(H8799) the stones^H68 of Ramah^H7414, and the timber^H6086 thereof, wherewith Baasha^H1201 was building^H1129^(H8804); and he built^H1129^(H8799) therewith Geba^H1387 and Mizpah^H4709.

⁷ At 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.

KJVAnd at that time^H6256 Hanani^H2607 the seer^H7200^(H8802) came^H935^(H8804) to Asa^H609 king^H4428 of Judah^H3063, and said^H559^(H8799) unto him, Because thou hast relied^H8172^(H8736) on the king^H4428 of Syria^H758, and not relied^H8172^(H8738) on the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430, therefore is the host^H2428 of the king^H4428 of Syria^H758 escaped^H4422^(H8738) out of thine hand^H3027.

⁸ Weren’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.

KJVWere not the Ethiopians^H3569 and the Lubims^H3864 a huge^H7230 host^H2428, with very^H3966 many^H7235^(H8687) chariots^H7393 and horsemen^H6571? yet, because thou didst rely^H8172^(H8736) on the LORD^H3068, he delivered^H5414^(H8804) them into thine hand^H3027.

⁹ For 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.”

KJVFor the eyes^H5869 of the LORD^H3068 run to and fro^H7751^(H8789) throughout the whole earth^H776, to shew himself strong^H2388^(H8692) in the behalf of them whose heart^H3824 is perfect^H8003 toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly^H5528^(H8738): therefore from henceforth^H6258 thou shalt have^H3426 wars^H4421.

¹⁰ Then 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.

KJVThen Asa^H609 was wroth^H3707^(H8799) with the seer^H7200^(H8802), and put^H5414^(H8799) him in a prison^H4115 house^H1004; for he was in a rage^H2197 with him because of this thing. And Asa^H609 oppressed^H7533^(H8762) some of the people^H5971 the same time^H6256.

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

KJVAnd, behold, the acts^H1697 of Asa^H609, first^H7223 and last^H314, lo, they are written^H3789^(H8803) in the book^H5612 of the kings^H4428 of Judah^H3063 and Israel^H3478.

¹² In 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.

KJVAnd Asa^H609 in the thirty^H7970 and ninth^H8672 year^H8141 of his reign^H4438 was diseased^H2456^(H8799) in his feet^H7272, until his disease^H2483 was exceeding^H4605 great: yet in his disease^H2483 he sought^H1875^(H8804) not to the LORD^H3068, but to the physicians^H7495^(H8802).

¹³ Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the forty-first year of his reign.

KJVAnd Asa^H609 slept^H7901^(H8799) with his fathers^H1, and died^H4191^(H8799) in the one^H259 and fortieth^H705 year^H8141 of his reign^H4427^(H8800).

¹⁴ They 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.

KJVAnd they buried^H6912^(H8799) him in his own sepulchres^H6913, which he had made^H3738^(H8804) for himself in the city^H5892 of David^H1732, and laid^H7901^(H8686) him in the bed^H4904 which was filled^H4390^(H8765) with sweet odours^H1314 and divers kinds^H2177 of spices prepared^H7543^(H8794) by the apothecaries^H4842' art^H4639: and they made^H8313^(H8799) a very^H3966 great^H1419 burning^H8316 for him.

WEB·2 Chronicles 15

¹The Spirit of God came on Azariah the son of Oded.

KJVAnd the Spirit^H7307 of God^H430 came upon Azariah^H5838 the son^H1121 of Oded^H5752:

² He went out to meet Asa, and said to him, “Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin! Yahweh is with you while you are with him; and if you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.

KJVAnd he went out^H3318^(H8799) to meet^H6440 Asa^H609, and said^H559^(H8799) unto him, Hear^H8085^(H8798) ye me, Asa^H609, and all Judah^H3063 and Benjamin^H1144; The LORD^H3068 is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek^H1875^(H8799) him, he will be found^H4672^(H8735) of you; but if ye forsake^H5800^(H8799) him, he will forsake^H5800^(H8799) you.

³ Now for a long time Israel was without the true God, without a teaching priest, and without law.

KJVNow for a long^H7227 season^H3117 Israel^H3478 hath been without^H3808 the true^H571 God^H430, and without a teaching^H3384^(H8688) priest^H3548, and without law^H8451.

⁴ But when in their distress they turned to Yahweh, the God of Israel, and sought him, he was found by them.

KJVBut when they in their trouble^H6862 did turn^H7725^(H8799) unto the LORD^H3068 God^H430 of Israel^H3478, and sought^H1245^(H8762) him, he was found^H4672^(H8735) of them.

⁵ In those times there was no peace to him who went out, nor to him who came in; but great troubles were on all the inhabitants of the lands.

KJVAnd in those times^H6256 there was no peace^H7965 to him that went out^H3318^(H8802), nor to him that came in^H935^(H8802), but great^H7227 vexations^H4103 were upon all the inhabitants^H3427^(H8802) of the countries^H776.

⁶ They were broken in pieces, nation against nation, and city against city; for God troubled them with all adversity.

KJVAnd nation^H1471 was destroyed^H3807^(H8795) of nation^H1471, and city^H5892 of city^H5892: for God^H430 did vex^H2000^(H8804) them with all adversity^H6869.

⁷ But you be strong! Don’t let your hands be slack, for your work will be rewarded.”

KJVBe ye strong^H2388^(H8798) therefore, and let not your hands^H3027 be weak^H7503^(H8799): for your work^H6468 shall be^H3426 rewarded^H7939.

⁸ When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominations out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from the hill country of Ephraim; and he renewed Yahweh’s altar that was before Yahweh’s porch.

KJVAnd when Asa^H609 heard^H8085^(H8800) these words^H1697, and the prophecy^H5016 of Oded^H5752 the prophet^H5030, he took courage^H2388^(H8694), and put away^H5674^(H8686) the abominable idols^H8251 out of all the land^H776 of Judah^H3063 and Benjamin^H1144, and out of the cities^H5892 which he had taken^H3920^(H8804) from mount^H2022 Ephraim^H669, and renewed^H2318^(H8762) the altar^H4196 of the LORD^H3068, that was before^H6440 the porch^H197 of the LORD^H3068.

⁹ He gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and those who lived with them out of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon; for they came to him out of Israel in abundance when they saw that Yahweh his God was with him.

KJVAnd he gathered^H6908^(H8799) all Judah^H3063 and Benjamin^H1144, and the strangers^H1481^(H8802) with them out of Ephraim^H669 and Manasseh^H4519, and out of Simeon^H8095: for they fell^H5307^(H8804) to him out of Israel^H3478 in abundance^H7230, when they saw^H7200^(H8800) that the LORD^H3068 his God^H430 was with him.

¹⁰ So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of Asa’s reign.

KJVSo they gathered themselves together^H6908^(H8735) at Jerusalem^H3389 in the third^H7992 month^H2320, in the fifteenth^H2568^H6240 year^H8141 of the reign^H4438 of Asa^H609.

¹¹ They sacrificed to Yahweh in that day, from the plunder which they had brought, seven hundred head of cattle and seven thousand sheep.

KJVAnd they offered^H2076^(H8799) unto the LORD^H3068 the same time^H3117, of the spoil^H7998 which they had brought^H935^(H8689), seven^H7651 hundred^H3967 oxen^H1241 and seven^H7651 thousand^H505 sheep^H6629.

¹² They entered into the covenant to seek Yahweh, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and with all their soul;

KJVAnd they entered^H935^(H8799) into a covenant^H1285 to seek^H1875^(H8800) the LORD^H3068 God^H430 of their fathers^H1 with all their heart^H3824 and with all their soul^H5315;

¹³ and that whoever would not seek Yahweh, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.

KJVThat whosoever would not seek^H1875^(H8799) the LORD^H3068 God^H430 of Israel^H3478 should be put to death^H4191^(H8714), whether^H4480 small^H6996 or great^H1419, whether man^H376 or woman^H802.

¹⁴ They swore to Yahweh with a loud voice, with shouting, with trumpets, and with cornets.

KJVAnd they sware^H7650^(H8735) unto the LORD^H3068 with a loud^H1419 voice^H6963, and with shouting^H8643, and with trumpets^H2689, and with cornets^H7782.

¹⁵ All Judah rejoiced at the oath, for they had sworn with all their heart and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found by them. Then Yahweh gave them rest all around.

KJVAnd all Judah^H3063 rejoiced^H8055^(H8799) at the oath^H7621: for they had sworn^H7650^(H8738) with all their heart^H3824, and sought^H1245^(H8765) him with their whole desire^H7522; and he was found^H4672^(H8735) of them: and the LORD^H3068 gave them rest^H5117^(H8799) round about^H5439.

¹⁶ Also Maacah, the mother of Asa the king, he removed from being queen mother, because she had made an abominable image for an Asherah; so Asa cut down her image, ground it into dust, and burned it at the brook Kidron.

KJVAnd also concerning Maachah^H4601 the mother^H517 of Asa^H609 the king^H4428, he removed^H5493^(H8689) her from being queen^H1377, because she had made^H6213^(H8804) an idol^H4656 in a grove^H842: and Asa^H609 cut down^H3772^(H8799) her idol^H4656, and stamped^H1854^(H8686) it, and burnt^H8313^(H8799) it at the brook^H5158 Kidron^H6939.

¹⁷ But the high places were not taken away out of Israel; nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.

KJVBut the high places^H1116 were not taken away^H5493^(H8804) out of Israel^H3478: nevertheless the heart^H3824 of Asa^H609 was perfect^H8003 all his days^H3117.

¹⁸ He brought the things that his father had dedicated and that he himself had dedicated, silver, gold, and vessels into God’s house.

KJVAnd he brought^H935^(H8686) into the house^H1004 of God^H430 the things that his father^H1 had dedicated^H6944, and that he himself had dedicated^H6944, silver^H3701, and gold^H2091, and vessels^H3627.

¹⁹ There was no more war to the thirty-fifth year of Asa’s reign.

KJVAnd there was no more war^H4421 unto the five^H2568 and thirtieth^H7970 year^H8141 of the reign^H4438 of Asa^H609.

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