2 Chronicles 16
Asa's League with
Ben-hadad |
1 Kgs. 15.16-24 |
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In the six and thirtieth year of the
reign of Asa, Ba'asha 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.
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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 Ben-ha'dad king of Syria, that
dwelt at Damascus, saying,
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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 Ba'asha
king of Israel, that he may depart from me.
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And Ben-ha'dad hearkened unto king Asa,
and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel;
and they smote Ijon, and Dan, and A'bel-ma'im, and all the store
cities of Naph'tali.
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And it came to pass, when Ba'asha heard it, that he left off building of Ramah, and let his work
cease.
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Then Asa the king took all Judah; and
they carried away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof,
wherewith Ba'asha was building; and he built therewith Geba and
Mizpah.
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And at that time Hana'ni 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.
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Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubim a
huge host, with very many chariots and horsemen? yet, because thou
didst rely on the LORD, he delivered them into
thine hand.
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For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to
show 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.
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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.
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And, behold, the acts of Asa, first and
last, lo, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah
and Israel.
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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.
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And Asa slept with his fathers, and died
in the one and fortieth year of his reign.
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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 odors and divers
kinds of spices prepared by the apothecaries' art: and they
made a very great burning for him.
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