2 Chronicles 16:2 BSB

2 Chronicles 16:2

So Asa withdrew the silver and gold from the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and he sent it with this message to Ben-hadad king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus:

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of Jehovah and of the king’s house, and sent to Ben-hadad king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,

KJV

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,

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Commentary

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Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

It was well if Asa had not to answer for all the mischief that the army of Benhadad did unjustly to the cities of Israel, all the blood they shed and all the spoil they made,

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּצֵ֨א	vai.yo.Tze'	and he brought out	H3318 →
אָסָ֜א	'a.Sa'	Asa	H609 →
כֶּ֣סֶף	Ke.sef	silver	H3701 →
וְזָהָ֗ב	ve.za.Hav	and gold	H2091 →
מֵאֹֽצְר֛וֹת	me.'o.tze.Rot	from [the] treasuries of	H214 →
בֵּ֥ית	beit	[the] house of	H1004 →
יְהוָ֖ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
וּבֵ֣ית	u.Veit	and [the] house of	H1004 →
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
וַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח	vai.yish.Lach	and he sent [it]	H7971 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
בֶּן־	ben-	Ben	H1130 →
הֲדַד֙	ha.Dad	Hadad	H1130 →
מֶ֣לֶךְ	Me.lekh	[the] king of	H4428 →
אֲרָ֔ם	'a.Ram	Aram	H758 →
הַיּוֹשֵׁ֥ב	hai.yo.Shev	who dwelt	H3427 →
בְּדַרְמֶ֖שֶׂק	be.dar.Me.sek	in Damascus	H1834 →
לֵאמֹֽר׃	le.Mor	<to> saying	H559 →

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The walk

The walk8

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 Kings 12:18
So King Joash of Judah took all the sacred objects dedicated by his fathers—Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah, the kings of Judah—along with his own consecrated items and all the gold found in the treasuries…
leads to
- 2 Kings 18:15–16
  Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the royal palace.
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
- 1 Kings 15:18
  So Asa withdrew all the silver and gold that remained in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace. He entrusted it to his servants and sent them with this…
Through
2 Kings 18:15
Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the royal palace.
leads to
- 2 Kings 16:8
  Ahaz also took the silver and gold found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the king’s palace, and he sent it as a gift to the king of Assyria.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Kings 15:18–19
  So Asa withdrew all the silver and gold that remained in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace. He entrusted it to his servants and sent them with this…
- 2 Kings 12:18
  So King Joash of Judah took all the sacred objects dedicated by his fathers—Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah, the kings of Judah—along with his own consecrated items and all the gold found in the treasuries…
Through
2 Chronicles 28:21
Although Ahaz had taken a portion from the house of the LORD, from the royal palace, and from the princes and had presented it to the king of Assyria, it did not help him.
leads to
- 2 Kings 16:8–9
  Ahaz also took the silver and gold found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the king’s palace, and he sent it as a gift to the king of Assyria.
- 2 Chronicles 12:9
  So King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem and seized the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the royal palace. He took everything, including the gold shields that Solomon had made.
Through
2 Kings 16:8
Ahaz also took the silver and gold found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the king’s palace, and he sent it as a gift to the king of Assyria.
leads to
- 2 Kings 12:17–18
  At that time Hazael king of Aram marched up and fought against Gath and captured it. Then he decided to attack Jerusalem.