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2 Chronicles 16:6 KJV
2 Chronicles · chapter 16 · verse 6
Then Asa the king took all Judah; and they carried away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha was building; and he built therewith Geba and Mizpah.2 Chronicles 16:6 · King James Version
2 Chronicles 16:6 in context
4And Benhadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abelmaim, and all the store cities of Naphtali.
5And it came to pass, when Baasha heard it, that he left off building of Ramah, and let his work cease.
6Then Asa the king took all Judah; and they carried away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha was building; and he built therewith Geba and Mizpah.
7And 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.
8Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubims a huge host, with very many chariots and horsemen? yet, because thou didst rely on the LORD, he delivered them into thine hand.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- buildingbânâhto buildH1129 →
- stonesʼebena stoneH68 →
- timberʻêtsa treeH6086 →
- BaashaBaʻshâʼBasha, a king of IsraelH1201 →
- JudahYᵉhûwdâhJehudah , the name of five IsraelitesH3063 →
- RamahRâmâhRamah, the name of four places in PalestineH7414 →
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How to reconcile the date of this event with the history of the kings I am quite at a loss. Baasha died in the twenty-sixth year of Asa, Kg1 16:8.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-6