Done foolishly — It is a foolish thing to lean on a broken reed, when we have the rock of ages to rely upon. Perfect — Upright and sincere, as thine is not. He was sincere in the general course of his life, but some particulars, whereof this is one, his heart did not perfectly cleave to God.
Verse 2 Chronicles 16:9. _THEREFORE - THOU SHALT HAVE WARS._] And so he had with Israel during the rest of his reign, 1 Kings 15:32....
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....
CHAPTER 16 ASA'S RELAPSE AND DEATH _ 1. War between Asa and Baasha (2 Chronicles 16:1)_ 2. Hanani's rebuke (2 Chronicles 16:7) 3. Hanani imprisoned (2 Chronicles 16:10)
Taken from 1 Kings 15:16 with unimportant variations. 2 CHRONICLES 16:7. With the words of 2 Chronicles 16:9, from henceforth thou shalt have wars, contrast...
THE EYES OF THE LORD. Figure of speech _Anthropopatheia._ Compare Proverbs 15:3.Job 34:21.Psalms 139:2.Jeremiah 16:17;...
_run to and fro_ Zechariah 4:10. _therefore from henceforth_ R.V. FOR FROM HENCEFORTH....
DISCOURSE: 407 GOD’S REGARD FOR HIS PEOPLE 2 Chronicles 16:9. _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 towa...
4. THE REIGN OF ASA (14-16) TEXT 2 Chronicles 14:1. So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David; and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land was quiet te...
_WERE 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._ No JFB commentary on these ver...
REIGN OF ASA (CONCLUDED) This chapter reproduces with some verbal differences 1 Kings 15:17, but adds an account of a rebuke received by Asa from the seer Hanani....
2 CHRONICLES: GOD DESIRES LOYAL PEOPLE The *Kingdom called Judah 2 CHRONICLES CHAPTER S 10 TO 36 _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 16 ASA AND BEN-HADAD – 2 CHRONICLES 16:1-6 V1 In the 36th
FOR THE EYES OF THE LORD. — Literally, _For Jehovah, his eyes run, &c._ Run to and fro (comp. Job 1:7; Job 2:2). In Zechariah 4:10 we find this very phrase: “The eyes of Jehovah, they run to and fro i...
כִּ֣י יְהוָ֗ה עֵינָ֞יו מְשֹׁטְטֹ֤ות בְּ כָל ־
ASA: DIVINE RETRIBUTION 2 Chronicles 14:1; 2 Chronicles 15:1; 2 Chronicles 16:1 ABIJAH, dying, as far as we can gather from Chronicles, in the odor of sanctity, was succeeded by his so
This is a very sad chapter, telling as it does the story of the lapse of a man who, considering the conditions under which he lived, had for six and thirty years been so remarkably true to God. When B...
_Behold. Prot. "run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect towards him." Sept. "to shew power in every heart full, or perfect, in hi...
What a precious thing it is in all masters, could they but be truly sensible of it, to have faithful servants. In the church of God how highly essential it is that the preachers should be so! What a l...
_THE OMNISCIENT HELPER_ ‘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.’ 2 Chronicles 16:9 I. NOTICE...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 13 THROUGH 16. In his wars with Jeroboam, Abijah stands entirely upon this ground, and he is blessed. Asa follows his steps; and, whether at peace, or while...
FOR THE EYES OF THE LORD RUN TO AND FRO THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE EARTH,.... The eyes of his omniscience are everywhere, and the eyes of his mercy and goodness, of his care and providence, are here and the...
For 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...
_The eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth _ He governs the world in infinite wisdom, the creatures, and all their actions, are continually under his eye, and he exercises a most...
1 Asa, by the aide of the Syrians, diuerteth Baasha from building of Ramah. 7 Being reproued thereof by Hanani, he putteth him in prison. 11 Among his other actes in his disease he seeketh not to Go...
ASA REPROVED BY HANANI...
ASA GOES TO THE WORLD FOR HELP (vv.1-6) Baasha, king of Israel, had become alarmed at the thought of some from Israel defecting to Judah, Therefore he came and built Ramah as a buffer between the tw...
TO SHOW HIMSELF: Or, strongly to hold with them, etc....
WHOSE HEART IS PERFECT, i.e. upright and sincere, as thine is not. OBJECT. _The heart of Asa_ is said to be _perfect all his days_, 2 CHRONICLES 15:17. ANSW. He was perfect and sincere in the things t...
2 Chronicles 16:9 eyes H5869 LORD H3068 fro H7751 (H8789) earth H776 strong H2388 (H8692) heart H3824 loyal
2 Chronicles 16:9 I. Notice, first, God's continued inspection of all that passes on this earth. We may affirm it as evident that nothing can happen on any spot of the peopled immensity which is not k...
CONTENTS: War between Asa and Baasha. Asa's rebuke and death. CHARACTERS: God, Asa, Hanani, Baasha, Ben-hadad. CONCLUSION: God is much displeased when He is distrusted and when the arm of flesh is r...
2 Chronicles 16:1. _In the six and thirtieth year._ Baasha began to reign the third year of Asa, and he reigned twenty four years. 1 Kings 15:33. And when obliged by Benhadad to abandon the fortificat...
_For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth._ DIVINE PROVIDENCE We need not concern ourselves with the occasion on which these words were uttered. Spoken by a prophet to Asa,...
_Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasuries of the house of the Lord._ THE FOLLY OF BRIBERY Trust in man, not in God-- I. Led to sacrilege in religious things. Gifts bestowed or pro...
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 16:7 The rebuke by the prophet HANANI contrasts with Azariah’s encouraging message (2 Chronicles 15:2). Hanani
CRITICAL NOTES.] As a prevents Baasha from invading Judah (2 Chronicles 16:1); Asa reproved by Hanani (2 Chronicles 16:7); Asa’s sickness and end (2 Chronicles 16:11; _cf._ parallel in...
EXPOSITION The contents of this chapter fall easily into three parts: Asa's conflict with Baasha (2 Chronicles 16:1; parallel, 1 Kings 15:16-11); Hanani's rebuke of Asa, and Asa's ill reception of it...
In the thirty-sixth year of his reign, Baasha who was now the king of Israel started to fortify the city of Ramah, north of Jerusalem, in order that he might cut off all of the trade that is coming in...
1 Chronicles 21:8; 1 Corinthians 15:36; 1 Kings 15:32; 1 Peter 3:12;...