|
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 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 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. |
| 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 odorous and divers kinds of spices
prepared by the apothecaries' art: and they made a very great burning for
him. |
