2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 16:1 IN THE THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR OF THE REIGN OF ASA (c. 876 or 875 B.C.), BAASHA KING OF ISRAEL WENT UP AGAINST JUDAH. The text raises a problem, since Baasha had already been dead 10 years (see 1 Kings 15:33; 1 Kings 16:8; and note on 1 Kings 15:17). ). It is possibl... [ Continue Reading ]
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 16:2 SILVER AND GOLD. See note on 1 Kings 15:18–19. THERE IS (or “Let there be”) A COVENANT. Asa entered into an alliance with Ben-hadad, at the cost of the temple and his palace. This helped Asa withstand the threat from Baasha, but Asa’s action reflected a lack of... [ Continue Reading ]
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 implies that Asa could have defeated Syria as well as Israel (2 Chronicles 16:7), had he trusted in God. THE EYES OF THE LORD RUN TO AND FRO THROUGHOUT THE... [ Continue Reading ]
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 16:10 ASA WAS ANGRY WITH THE SEER AND PUT HIM... IN PRISON. This is the OT example of a king persecuting a prophet (compare 2 Chronicles 18:26; 2 Chronicles 24:21; 2 Chronicles 25:16; 2 Chronicles 36:16). ⇐ [ Continue Reading ]
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 16:11 THE BOOK OF THE KINGS OF JUDAH AND ISRAEL. See 2 Chronicles 12:15; 2 Chronicles 13:22; and note on 1 Kings 14:19. DISEASED IN HIS FEET. The Chronicler does not say whether Asa’s foot disease is divine punishment for his lack of faith and his abuse of Hanani, t... [ Continue Reading ]
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 16:13 FORTY-FIRST YEAR. Asa ruled 912–871 B.C. A VERY GREAT FIRE. See 2 Chronicles 21:19; Jeremiah 34:5. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=ima [ Continue Reading ]