2 Chronicles 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 the
LORD and of the
king's house, and
sent to
Benhadad king of
Syria, that
dwelt at
Damascus, saying,
3 There 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.
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 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. 8 Were 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. 9 For 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. 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 the
LORD, 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
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.