2Chronicles 16
16In the thirty-sixth year of Asa's reign Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and fortified Ramah to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the territory of Asa king of Judah.H8337H7970H8141H4438H609H1201H4428H3478H5927H3063H1129H7414H1115H5414H3318H935H609H4428H30632Asa then took the silver and gold out of the treasuries of the LORD'S temple and of his own palace and sent it to Ben-Hadad king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus.H609H3318H3701H2091H214H1004H3068H4428H1004H7971H1130H4428H758H3427H1834H5593"Let there be a treaty between me and you," he said, "as there was between my father and your father. See, I am sending you silver and gold. Now break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel so he will withdraw from me."H1285H1H1H7971H3701H2091H3212H6565H1285H1201H4428H3478H59274Ben-Hadad agreed with King Asa and sent the commanders of his forces against the towns of Israel. They conquered Ijon, Dan, Abel Maim and all the store cities of Naphtali.H1130H8085H4428H609H7971H8269H2428H5892H3478H5221H5859H1835H66H4543H5892H53215When Baasha heard this, he stopped building Ramah and abandoned his work.H1201H8085H2308H1129H7414H4399H76736Then King Asa brought all the men of Judah, and they carried away from Ramah the stones and timber Baasha had been using. With them he built up Geba and Mizpah.H609H4428H3947H3063H5375H68H7414H6086H1201H1129H1129H1387H47097At that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah and said to him: "Because you relied on the king of Aram and not on the LORD your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand.H6256H2607H7200H935H609H4428H3063H559H8172H4428H758H8172H3068H430H2428H4428H758H4422H30278Were not the Cushites and Libyans a mighty army with great numbers of chariots and horsemen? Yet when you relied on the LORD, he delivered them into your hand.H3569H3864H7230H2428H3966H7235H7393H6571H8172H3068H5414H30279For the eyes of the LORD range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. You have done a foolish thing, and from now on you will be at war."H5869H3068H7751H776H2388H3824H8003H5528H6258H3426H442110Asa was angry with the seer because of this; he was so enraged that he put him in prison. At the same time Asa brutally oppressed some of the people.H609H3707H7200H5414H4115H1004H2197H609H7533H5971H625611The events of Asa's reign, from beginning to end, are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.H1697H609H7223H314H3789H5612H4428H3063H347812In the thirty-ninth year of his reign Asa was afflicted with a disease in his feet. Though his disease was severe, even in his illness he did not seek help from the LORD, but only from the physicians.H609H7970H8672H8141H4438H2456H7272H2483H4605H2483H1875H3068H749513Then in the forty-first year of his reign Asa died and rested with his fathers.H609H7901H1H4191H259H705H8141H442714They buried him in the tomb that he had cut out for himself in the City of David. They laid him on a bier covered with spices and various blended perfumes, and they made a huge fire in his honor.H6912H6913H3738H5892H1732H7901H4904H4390H1314H2177H7543H4842H4639H8313H3966H1419H8316
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