Holy Bible
(King James Version)
Second
Chronicles: Chapter 16
1. IN the
six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa Ba-ash-a 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 Ben-hadad 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 Ba-ash-a king of Israel, that he may depart from me.
4. And Ben-hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of his
armies against the cities of Israel; and they smote I-jon, and Dan, and
A-bel-ma-im, and all the store cities of Naph-ta-li.
5. And it came to pass, when Ba-ash-a 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 Ba-ash-a was building; and he
built therewith Geba and Mizpah.
7. And at that time Ha-na-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.
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.
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