2 Chronicles 16:4
in 2 Chronicles 16And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, conquering Ijon, Dan, Abel-maim, and all the store cities of Naphtali.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Ben-hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel-maim, and all the store-cities of Naphtali.
KJV
And Ben–hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel–maim, and all the store cities of Naphtali.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 16
Commentary
4 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Abel-maim - or, “Abel-beth-maachah” 1Ki 15:20. It was one of the towns most exposed to attack when an invader entered Israel from the north, and was taken from Pekah by Tiglath-pileser 2Ki 15:29. Store cities - See 1Ki 9:19 note.
This site's exposition
silver and gold out of the treasures
on 2 Chronicles 16:2-4
Asa answers Baasha's blockade by emptying the treasures of the house of the Lord and his own house to buy a Syrian alliance, the same silver and gold that Kings records without comment. Chronicles alone sets the bribe against the field of Zerah's Ethiopian host in chapter fourteen, where Asa asked nothing of Ben-hadad and won by faith alone, so the reader already carries the contrast Hanani will name. Ben-hadad breaks his own treaty with Baasha for the price offered and strikes Naphtali's northern towns, buying Asa a respite his own later history will not let him keep.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Perhaps Asa intended not that they should carry the matter so far. But those that draw others to sin know not what they do, nor where it will end. The beginning of sin is as the letting forth of water.
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.
The words behind it
28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּשְׁמַ֨ע | vaiyishma' | and he listened | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| בֶּן | ben | Ben | H1130 → | 50 times |
| הֲדַ֜ד | hadad | Hadad | H1130 → | 50 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| אָסָ֗א | ʾasa' | Asa | H609 → | 57 times |
| וַ֠יִּשְׁלַח | vaiyishlach | and he sent | H7971 → | 845 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| שָׂרֵ֨י | sarei | [the] commanders of | H8269 → | 421 times |
| הַחֲיָלִ֤ים | hachayalim | the armies | H2428 → | 246 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| לוֹ֙ | lo | [belonged] to <the> him | ||
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | against | H413 → | 5510 times |
| עָרֵ֣י | ʾarei | [the] cities of | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| וַיַּכּוּ֙ | vaiyaku | and they struck down | H5221 → | 499 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| עִיּ֣וֹן | iyon | Ijon | H5859 → | |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| דָּ֔ן | dan | Dan | H1835 → | 70 times |
| וְאֵ֖ת | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אָבֵ֣ל | ʾavel | Abel | H66 → | |
| מָ֑יִם | mayim | Maim | H66 → | |
| וְאֵ֥ת | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּֽל־ | kal- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| מִסְכְּנ֖וֹת | miskenot | [the] stores of | H4543 → | 7 times |
| עָרֵ֥י | ʾarei | [the] cities of | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| נַפְתָּלִֽי׃ | naftali | Naphtali | H5321 → |
וַיִּשְׁמַ֨עand he listened
vaiyishma'H8085 →1159 times
בֶּןBen
benH1130 →50 times
הֲדַ֜דHadad
hadadH1130 →50 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
אָסָ֗אAsa
ʾasa'H609 →57 times
וַ֠יִּשְׁלַחand he sent
vaiyishlachH7971 →845 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
שָׂרֵ֨י[the] commanders of
sareiH8269 →421 times
הַחֲיָלִ֤יםthe armies
hachayalimH2428 →246 times
אֲשֶׁר־which
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
לוֹ֙[belonged] to <the> him
lo
אֶל־against
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
עָרֵ֣י[the] cities of
ʾareiH5892 →1090 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
וַיַּכּוּ֙and they struck down
vaiyakuH5221 →499 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
עִיּ֣וֹןIjon
iyonH5859 →
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
דָּ֔ןDan
danH1835 →70 times
וְאֵ֖תand <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
אָבֵ֣לAbel
ʾavelH66 →
מָ֑יִםMaim
mayimH66 →
וְאֵ֥תand <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
כָּֽל־all
kal-H3605 →5413 times
מִסְכְּנ֖וֹת[the] stores of
miskenotH4543 →7 times
עָרֵ֥י[the] cities of
ʾareiH5892 →1090 times
נַפְתָּלִֽי׃Naphtali
naftaliH5321 →
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
Genesis 14:14And when Abram heard that his relative had been captured, he mobilized the 318 trained men born in his household, and they set out in pursuit as far as Dan.
it leads to
- Judges 18:29
They named it Dan, after their forefather Dan, who was born to Israel—though the city was formerly named Laish.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Genesis 15:3
Abram continued, “Behold, You have given me no offspring, so a servant in my household will be my heir.”
- Judges 18:29
Through
Exodus 1:11So the Egyptians appointed taskmasters over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labor. As a result, they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh.
it leads to
- Genesis 15:13
Then the LORD said to Abram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.
- Genesis 47:11
So Joseph settled his father and brothers in the land of Egypt and gave them property in the best part of the land, the district of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.
- Exodus 2:11
One day, after Moses had grown up, he went out to his own people and observed their hard labor. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his own people.
- Exodus 3:7
The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.
- Genesis 15:13
Through
1 Kings 15:20And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, conquering Ijon, Dan, Abel-beth-maacah, and the whole land of Naphtali, including the region of Chinnereth.
it leads to
- 2 Kings 15:29
In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali, and he took the people…
- 2 Kings 15:29
Through
Judges 20:1Then all the Israelites from Dan to Beersheba and from the land of Gilead came out, and the congregation assembled as one man before the LORD at Mizpah.
it leads to
- Judges 11:11
So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him their leader and commander. And Jephthah repeated all his terms in the presence of the LORD at Mizpah.
- Judges 11:11
About 2 Chronicles
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); 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.