2 Chronicles 16:1 BSB

2 Chronicles 16:1

In 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.

BSB

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ASV

In the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa, Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not suffer any one to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

In the thirty and sixth year of the reign of Asa Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah,.... How this is to be reconciled with the reign of Baasha, which was but twenty four years, and was begun in the third of Asa, and therefore must have been dead nearly ten years before this year of Asa's reign; see Gill on 1Ki 15:17 where, and in the following verses, are the same things related as here, to the end of the sixth verse; the explanation of which the reader is referred to.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The six and thirtieth year - After the division of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah; according to Usher. This opinion is followed in our margin; see the note on 1Ki 15:16, where this subject is farther considered. Concerning Baasha’s building of Ramah, see the note on 1Ki 15:17.

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Original language & word study

21 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
בִּשְׁנַ֨ת	bish.Nat	in year	H8141 →
שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים	she.lo.Shim	thirty	H7970 →
וָשֵׁשׁ֙	va.Shesh	and six	H8337 →
לְמַלְכ֣וּת	le.mal.Khut	of [the] reign of	H4438 →
אָסָ֔א	'a.Sa'	Asa	H609 →
עָלָ֞ה	'a.Lah	he came up	H5927 →
בַּעְשָׁ֤א	ba'.Sha'	Baasha	H1201 →
מֶֽלֶךְ־	Me.lekh-	[the] king of	H4428 →
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
יְהוּדָ֔ה	ye.hu.Dah	Judah	H3063 →
וַיִּ֖בֶן	vai.Yi.ven	and he built	H1129 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הָרָמָ֑ה	ha.ra.Mah	<the> Ramah	H7414 →
לְבִלְתִּ֗י	le.vil.Ti	to not	H1115 →
תֵּ֚ת	tet	[surely] permitting	H5414 →
יוֹצֵ֣א	yo.Tze'	one going out	H3318 →
וָבָ֔א	va.Va'	or one coming in	H935 →
לְאָסָ֖א	le.'a.Sa'	to Asa	H609 →
מֶ֥לֶךְ	Me.lekh	[the] king of	H4428 →
יְהוּדָֽה׃	ye.hu.Dah	Judah	H3063 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
2 Chronicles 15:9
And he assembled all Judah and Benjamin, along with those from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who had settled among them, for great numbers had come over to him from Israel when…
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 11:16
  Those from every tribe of Israel who had set their hearts to seek the LORD their God followed the Levites to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the LORD, the God of their fathers.
- Acts 9:31
  Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.
- Zechariah 8:21–23
  and the residents of one city will go to another, saying: ‘Let us go at once to plead before the LORD and to seek the LORD of Hosts. I myself am going.’
Through
2 Chronicles 15:5
In those days there was no safety for travelers, because the residents of the lands had many conflicts.
leads to
- Judges 5:6
  In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were deserted and the travelers took the byways.
- Psalms 121:8
  The LORD will watch over your coming and going, both now and forevermore.
Through
1 Kings 12:27
If these people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, their hearts will return to their lord, Rehoboam king of Judah; then they will kill me and return…
leads to
- Proverbs 29:25
  The fear of man is a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is set securely on high.
- Deuteronomy 12:14
  you must offer them only in the place the LORD will choose in one of your tribal territories, and there you shall do all that I command you.
- Deuteronomy 12:5–7
  Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go.

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