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2 Chronicles 16:11 KJV
2 Chronicles · chapter 16 · verse 11
And, behold, the acts of Asa, first and last, lo, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.2 Chronicles 16:11 · King James Version
2 Chronicles 16:11 in context
9For 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. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.
10Then Asa was wroth with the seer, and put him in a prison house; for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. And Asa oppressed some of the people the same time.
11And, behold, the acts of Asa, first and last, lo, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
12And Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease was exceeding great: yet in his disease he sought not to the LORD, but to the physicians.
13And Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the one and fortieth year of his reign.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- writtenkâthabto grave, by implication, to writeH3789 →
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
- firstriʼshôwnfirst, in place, time or rankH7223 →
- kingsmeleka kingH4428 →
- JudahYᵉhûwdâhJehudah , the name of five IsraelitesH3063 →
- actsdâbâra wordH1697 →
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Here is, I. A plain and faithful reproof given to Asa by a prophet of the Lord, for making this league with Baasha. The reprover was Hanani the seer, the father of Jehu, another prophet, whom we read of Kg1 16:1; Ch2 19:2. We observed several things amiss in Asa's treaty with Benhadad.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 7-14