1 Up to the thirty-fifth year of Asa's reign there was no war. In the thirty-sixth year of Asa's reign, Baasha king of Israel invaded Judah and fortified Ramah to blockade Asa king of Judah.
2 Asa then took the silver and gold from the treasuries of Yahweh's House and the royal palace, and sent it with the following message to Ben-hadad king of Aram who lived in Damascus,
3 "Let there be a covenant between myself and you, as between my father and your father! With this I send you silver and gold. Come, break off your alliance with Baasah king of Israel, so that he goes away from me.
4 Ben-hadad agreed, and sent his generals against the towns of Israel; he conquered Ijon, Dan, Abelmaim and all the garrison towns of Naphtali.
5 When Baasha heard this he stopped fortifying Ramah, abandoning this work.
6 King Asa then brought all the people of Judah, who took away the stones and timber with which Baasah had been fortifying Ramah, and the king used them to fortify Geba and Mizpah.
7 It was then that Hanani, the prophet, came to Asa king of Judah and said, "Since you have relied on the king of Aram and not on Yahweh your God, the army of the king of Aram will escape from you.
8 Did not the Cushites and Libyans form a vast army with great numbers of chariots and horses? And were they not delivered into your power because you relied on Yahweh?
9 Yahweh keeps close watch over the whole world to give strength to those who are devoted to him wholeheartedly. You have acted foolishly in this matter, for from now on you will have wars."
10 Asa was very angry with the prophet and had him put in chains in prison, for he was angry because of these words. At the same time Asa treated some others harshly too.
11 The history of Asa, from first to last, is recorded in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.
12 A disease attacked Asa from head to foot in the thirty-ninth year of his reign; and, what is more, he turned in his sickness, not to Yahweh, but to doctors.
13 Then Asa rested with his fathers in the forty-first year of his reign. They buried him in the tomb he had ordered to be dug for himself in the City of David. They laid him on a couch entirely covered with spices and varied ointments, products of the perfumer's skill, and lit a huge fire for him.
Versículos relacionados com 2 Chronicles, 16:
2 Chronicles 16 describes the life of Judah's King Asa, including his relationship with God and his political choices. After a period of peace and prosperity, Asa enters a covenant with the king of Syria rather than trusting God, and becomes ill. Below are five verses related to the topics covered in 2 Chronicles 16, in order of similarity:
Psalm 20:7: "Some trust cars and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God." This verse talks about the importance of trust in God rather than relying on material things such as cars and horses for our safety and protection.
Proverbs 3:5-6: "Trust in the Lord of all your heart and do not support yourself in your own understanding; recognize the Lord in all your ways, and He will straighten your paths." This verse emphasizes the importance of trusting God rather than in our own limited understanding and asks us to recognize God in all areas of our lives.
Isaiah 31:1: "Woe to those who come down to Egypt in search of help, who trust horses and trust cars because they are many, and knights because they are powerful, but do not look at the saint of Israel and do not seek the Lord! " This verse warns against trusting political and military alliances rather than trusting God.
Jeremiah 17:5-6: "Thus saith the Lord: Damn is the man who trusts in man, who makes flesh his arm and whose heart he moves away from the Lord. He will be like a shrub in the desert; He will see no good When it comes, but it will dwell in the dry lands of the desert, in a salted land without inhabitants. " This verse highlights the negative consequences of trusting in man and moving away from God, comparing him to a shrub in the desert.
John 14:27: "I leave you peace, my peace I give you; I will not give it as the world gives it. If you do not turbid your heart, nor be affected." This verse emphasizes the peace that God offers and reminds us that the peace of the world is temporary and superficial compared to the peace that comes from God.
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