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2 Chronicles 16:7

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At that time Hanani the seer came to King Asa of Judah and told him, “Because you have 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.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said unto him, Because thou hast relied on the king of Syria, and hast not relied on Jehovah thy God, therefore is the host of the king of Syria escaped out of thy hand.

KJV

And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said unto him, Because thou hast relied on the king of Syria, and not relied on the Lord thy God, therefore is the host of the king of Syria escaped out of thine hand.

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This verse in 2 Chronicles 16

Commentary

7 notes on this verse
The rebuke of Hanani and his imprisonment by Asa, omitted by the writer of Kings, are among the most important of the additions to Asa’s history for which we are indebted to the author of Chronicles. 2Ch 16:7 Escaped out of thine hand - Hanani means, “Hadst thou been faithful, and opposed in arms the joint host of Israel and Syria, instead of bribing the Syrian king to desert to thy side, the entire host would have been delivered into thy hand, as was Zerah’s. But now it is escaped from thee.

This site's exposition

Because thou hast relied on the king of Syria

on 2 Chronicles 16:7-9

Hanani's confrontation has no parallel in Kings; it is Chronicles' own addition to Asa's history, and the charge is exact, relied on the king of Syria, and not relied on the Lord thy God. The seer recalls the far larger host of Ethiopians and Lubim that Asa met by faith alone in chapter fourteen, so the rebuke measures the king against his own earlier obedience rather than against some standard he never knew. Verse nine gives the seeking refrain its fullest statement in the book, the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him, and turns Asa's peace into wars for the rest of his days.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices

A commentator

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Escaped - And so reserved to be a scourge to thy kingdom and posterity: whereas if he had joined with Baasha against thee, thou shouldst have overthrown them both, and prevented all that mischief which that monarch will do to thy family.

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

He thought that, though God was on his side, this would not stand him in stead unless he had Benhadad on his side, that God either could not or would not help him, but he must take this indirect course to help himself. Note, God is much displeased when he is distrusted and when an arm of flesh is relied on more than his power and goodness.
And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah,....

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

proposed

This rebuke was pungent and, from its truth and justness, ought to have penetrated and afflicted the heart of such a man as Asa. But his pride was offended at the freedom taken by the honest reprover of royalty, and in a burst of passionate resentment, he ordered Hanani to be thrown into prison.

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

proposed

Escaped out of thine hand - It is difficult to know what is here intended. Perhaps the Divine providence had intended to give Asa a grand victory over the Syrians, who had always been the inveterate enemies of the Jews; but by this unnecessary and very improper alliance between Asa and Ben-hadad, this purpose of the Divine providence was prevented, and thus the Syrians escaped out of his hands.

The words behind it

27 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • וּבָעֵ֣תand at the time

    uvaetH6256 →296 times

  • הַהִ֗יא<the> that

    hahi'H1931 →1879 times

  • בָּ֚אhe came

    ba'H935 →2568 times

  • חֲנָ֣נִיHanani

    chananiH2607 →11 times

  • הָרֹאֶ֔הthe seer

    haroehH7203 →

  • אֶל־to

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • אָסָ֖אAsa

    ʾasa'H609 →57 times

  • מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of

    melekhH4428 →2525 times

  • יְהוּדָ֑הJudah

    yehudahH3063 →819 times

  • וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he said

    vaiyomerH559 →5305 times

  • אֵלָ֗יוto him

    ʾelavH413 →5510 times

  • בְּהִשָּׁ֨עֶנְךָ֜because depending you

    behishaenkhaH8172 →22 times

  • עַל־on

    ʾal-H5921 →5755 times

  • מֶ֤לֶךְ[the] king of

    melekhH4428 →2525 times

  • אֲרָם֙Aram

    ʾaramH758 →143 times

  • וְלֹ֤אand not

    velo'H3808 →5168 times

  • נִשְׁעַ֙נְתָּ֙you depended

    nishantaH8172 →22 times

  • עַל־on

    ʾal-H5921 →5755 times

  • יְהוָ֣הYahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָGod your

    ʾeloheikhaH430 →2601 times

  • עַל־there-

    ʾal-H5921 →5755 times

  • כֵּ֗ן-fore

    kenH3651 →771 times

  • נִמְלַ֛טit has escaped

    nimlatH4422 →

  • חֵ֥יל[the] army of

    cheilH2428 →246 times

  • מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of

    melekh-H4428 →2525 times

  • אֲרָ֖םAram

    ʾaramH758 →143 times

  • מִיָּדֶֽךָ׃from hand your

    miyadekhaH3027 →1618 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

1 Kings 16:1Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha, saying:6 works2 Chronicles 19:2Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to confront him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, the wrath of the LORD is upon you.6 worksPsalms 146:3–6Put not your trust in princes, in mortal man, who cannot save.4 worksIsaiah 31:1Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD.4 works2 Chronicles 16:8Were not the Cushites and Libyans a vast army with many chariots and horsemen? Yet because you relied on the LORD, He delivered them into your hand.4 worksIsaiah 39:3Then the prophet Isaiah went to King Hezekiah and asked, “Where did those men come from, and what did they say to you?” “They came to me from a distant land,” Hezekiah replied, “from Babylon.”4 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
Ephesians 1:12–13in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, would be for the praise of His glory.3 works2 Chronicles 32:7–8“Be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged before the king of Assyria and the vast army with him, for there is a greater One with us than with him.3 works2 Chronicles 20:34As for the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, from beginning to end, they are indeed written in the Chronicles of Jehu son of Hanani, which are recorded in the Book of the Kings of Israel.3 works2 Kings 18:5Hezekiah trusted in the LORD, the God of Israel. No king of Judah was like him, either before him or after him.2 works1 Chronicles 5:20And because they cried out to God in battle, they were helped against their enemies, and the Hagrites and all their allies were delivered into their hands. Because they put their trust in God, He answered their prayers.2 works2 Chronicles 13:18Thus the Israelites were subdued at that time, and the men of Judah prevailed because they relied on the LORD, the God of their fathers.2 worksAmos 7:14“I was not a prophet,” Amos replied, “nor was I the son of a prophet; rather, I was a herdsman and a tender of sycamore-fig trees.2 works1 Samuel 9:9(Formerly in Israel, a man on his way to inquire of God would say, “Come, let us go to the seer.” For the prophet of today was formerly called the seer.)2 works1 Kings 15:19“Let there be a treaty between me and you, between my father and your father. See, I have sent you a gift of silver and gold. Now go and break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, so that he will withdraw from me.”2 worksHosea 14:3Assyria will not save us, nor will we ride on horses. We will never again say, ‘Our gods!’ to the work of our own hands. For in You the fatherless find compassion.”2 worksJeremiah 17:5–6This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes the flesh his strength and turns his heart from the LORD.1 worksIsaiah 32:2Each will be like a shelter from the wind, a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in a dry land, like the shadow of a great rock in an arid land.0 works

The walk

8 stops

Each 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

    Isaiah 31:1

    Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy…

    it leads to

    • Psalms 20:7

      Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.

    • Jeremiah 17:5

      This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes the flesh his strength and turns his heart from the LORD.

    • Deuteronomy 17:16

      But the king must not acquire many horses for himself or send the people back to Egypt to acquire more horses, for the LORD has said, ‘You are never to go back that way…

    • Jeremiah 2:13

      “For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living water, and they have dug their own cisterns—broken cisterns that cannot hold water.

    • Isaiah 36:9

      For how can you repel a single officer among the least of my master’s servants when you depend on Egypt for chariots and horsemen?

  • Through

    2 Chronicles 19:2

    Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to confront him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, the wrath of…

    it leads to

    • Psalms 139:21–22

      Do I not hate those who hate You, O LORD, and detest those who rise against You?

    • 2 John 1:10–11

      If anyone comes to you but does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your home or even greet him.

    • 2 Chronicles 18:3

      Ahab king of Israel asked Jehoshaphat king of Judah, “Will you go with me against Ramoth-gilead?” And Jehoshaphat replied, “I am like you, and my people are your people; we will join you in…

About 2 Chronicles

Solomon Receives the Queen of Sheba, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Solomon Receives the Queen of Sheba, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; 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; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Keil, The Books of the Chronicles and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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