2 Chronicles 16:2
in 2 Chronicles 16So 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
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
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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This verse in 2 Chronicles 16
Commentary
3 notes on this verseIt 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,
This site's exposition
silver and gold from the treasuries
on 2 Chronicles 16:2-4
Asa answers by taking “the silver and gold from the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace” to buy Ben-hadad. Chronicles has already shown Asa defeating Zerah's far larger army by relying on the LORD, so the reader carries the contrast Hanani will name.
The record, by era
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Baasha . . . built Ramah--that is, fortified it. The blessing of God which manifestly rested at this time on the kingdom of Judah, the signal victory of Asa, the freedom and purity of religious worship, and the fame of the late national covenant, were regarded with great interest throughout Israel, and attracted a constantly increasing number of emigrants to Judah.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
In the thirty-sixth year of the reign of Asa, Baasha initiated a war. How could this be?
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 5 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
18 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּצֵ֨א | vaiyotze' | and he brought out | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| אָסָ֜א | ʾasa' | Asa | H609 → | 57 times |
| כֶּ֣סֶף | kesef | silver | H3701 → | 403 times |
| וְזָהָ֗ב | vezahav | and gold | H2091 → | 389 times |
| מֵאֹֽצְר֛וֹת | meotzerot | from [the] treasuries of | H214 → | 79 times |
| בֵּ֥ית | beit | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| וּבֵ֣ית | uveit | and [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| וַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח | vaiyishlach | and he sent [it] | H7971 → | 845 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | Ben | H1130 → | 50 times |
| הֲדַד֙ | hadad | Hadad | H1130 → | 50 times |
| מֶ֣לֶךְ | melekh | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| אֲרָ֔ם | ʾaram | Aram | H758 → | 143 times |
| הַיּוֹשֵׁ֥ב | haiyoshev | who dwelt | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| בְּדַרְמֶ֖שֶׂק | bedarmesek | in Damascus | H1834 → | 45 times |
| לֵאמֹֽר׃ | lemor | <to> saying | H559 → | 5305 times |
וַיֹּצֵ֨אand he brought out
vaiyotze'H3318 →1067 times
אָסָ֜אAsa
ʾasa'H609 →57 times
כֶּ֣סֶףsilver
kesefH3701 →403 times
וְזָהָ֗בand gold
vezahavH2091 →389 times
מֵאֹֽצְר֛וֹתfrom [the] treasuries of
meotzerotH214 →79 times
בֵּ֥ית[the] house of
beitH1004 →2046 times
יְהוָ֖הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
וּבֵ֣יתand [the] house of
uveitH1004 →2046 times
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
וַיִּשְׁלַ֗חand he sent [it]
vaiyishlachH7971 →845 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
בֶּן־Ben
ben-H1130 →50 times
הֲדַד֙Hadad
hadadH1130 →50 times
מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of
melekhH4428 →2525 times
אֲרָ֔םAram
ʾaramH758 →143 times
הַיּוֹשֵׁ֥בwho dwelt
haiyoshevH3427 →1079 times
בְּדַרְמֶ֖שֶׂקin Damascus
bedarmesekH1834 →45 times
לֵאמֹֽר׃<to> saying
lemorH559 →5305 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
2 Kings 12:18So 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…
it 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 separate 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…
- 2 Kings 18:15–16
Through
2 Kings 18:15Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the royal palace.
it 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 separate 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…
- 2 Kings 16:8
Through
2 Chronicles 28:21Although 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.
it 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.
- 2 Kings 16:8–9
Through
2 Kings 16:8Ahaz 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.
it 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.
- 2 Kings 12:17–18
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This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Keil, The Books of the Chronicles and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.