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, though this may be implied. (A connection between sickness and divine punishment is made, however, in two other cases: 2 Chronicles 21:16; 2 Chronicles 26:16.) Asa is not criticized so much for seeking help from physicians but for doing so apart from the LORD and his promises of “healing” (2 Chronicles 7:14; compare 2 Chronicles 30:20; and “the LORD, your healer,” Exodus 15:26).

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