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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>2 Chronicles 16 CEV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/2_chronicles/16.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/2_chronicles/16-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">CEV</a> > 2 Chronicles 16</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../2_chronicles/15.htm" title="2 Chronicles 15">◄</a> 2 Chronicles 16 <a href="../2_chronicles/17.htm" title="2 Chronicles 17">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Contemporary English Version</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="s1">King Baasha of Israel Invades Judah</h3><h5 class="r">(<ref loc="1KI 15:16-22">1 Kings 15.16-22</ref>)</h5><p class="par"><span class="v14_16_1"><span class="reftext" id="2Chr.16.1" class="v14_16_1">1</span>In the thirty-sixth year of Asa's rule, King Baasha of Israel invaded Judah and captured the town of Ramah. He started making the town stronger, and he put troops there to stop people from going in and out of Judah.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v14_16_2"><span class="reftext" id="2Chr.16.2" class="v14_16_2">2</span>When Asa heard about this, he took the silver and gold from his palace and from the <span class="nd">Lord</span>'s temple. Then he sent it to Damascus with this message for King Benhadad of Syria: </span><span class="v14_16_3"><span class="reftext" id="2Chr.16.3" class="v14_16_3">3</span>“I think we should sign a peace treaty, just as our fathers did. This silver and gold is a present for you. Would you please break your treaty with King Baasha of Israel and force him to leave my country?”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v14_16_4"><span class="reftext" id="2Chr.16.4" class="v14_16_4">4</span>Benhadad did what Asa asked and sent the Syrian army into Israel. They captured the towns of Ijon, Dan, Abel-Maim,<a href="#fn" id="link_2Chr.16.4!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> and all the towns in Naphtali where supplies were kept. </span><span class="v14_16_5"><span class="reftext" id="2Chr.16.5" class="v14_16_5">5</span>When Baasha heard about it, he stopped his work on the town of Ramah.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v14_16_6"><span class="reftext" id="2Chr.16.6" class="v14_16_6">6</span>Asa ordered everyone in Judah to carry away the stones and wood Baasha had used to fortify Ramah. Then he fortified the towns of Geba and Mizpah with these same stones and wood.</span></p><h3 class="s1">Hanani the Prophet Condemns Asa</h3><p class="par"><span class="v14_16_7"><span class="reftext" id="2Chr.16.7" class="v14_16_7">7</span>Soon after that happened, Hanani the prophet went to Asa and said:</span></p><p class="pi"><span class="v14_16_7">You depended on the king of Syria instead of depending on the <span class="nd">Lord</span> your God. And so, you will never defeat the Syrian army. </span><span class="v14_16_8"><span class="reftext" id="2Chr.16.8" class="v14_16_8">8</span>Remember how powerful the Ethiopian<a href="#fn" id="link_2Chr.16.8!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> and Libyan army was, with all their chariots and cavalry troops! You trusted the <span class="nd">Lord</span> to help you then, and you defeated them. </span><span class="v14_16_9"><span class="reftext" id="2Chr.16.9" class="v14_16_9">9</span>The <span class="nd">Lord</span> is constantly watching everyone, and he gives strength to those who faithfully obey him. But you have done a foolish thing, and your kingdom will never be at peace again.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v14_16_10"><span class="reftext" id="2Chr.16.10" class="v14_16_10">10</span>When Asa heard this, he was so angry that he put Hanani in prison. Asa was also cruel to some of his people.<a href="#fn" id="link_2Chr.16.10!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><h3 class="s1">Asa Dies</h3><h5 class="r">(<ref loc="1KI 15:23">1 Kings 15.23</ref>,<ref loc="1KI 15:24">24</ref>)</h5><p class="par"><span class="v14_16_11"><span class="reftext" id="2Chr.16.11" class="v14_16_11">11</span>Everything Asa did while he was king is written in <span class="bk">The History of the Kings of Judah and Israel</span>. </span><span class="v14_16_12"><span class="reftext" id="2Chr.16.12" class="v14_16_12">12</span>In the thirty-ninth year of his rule, he got a very bad foot disease, but he relied on doctors and refused to ask the <span class="nd">Lord</span> for help. </span><span class="v14_16_13"><span class="reftext" id="2Chr.16.13" class="v14_16_13">13</span>He died two years later.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v14_16_14"><span class="reftext" id="2Chr.16.14" class="v14_16_14">14</span>Earlier, Asa had his own tomb cut out of a rock hill in Jerusalem. So he was buried there, and the tomb was filled with spices and sweet-smelling oils. Then the people built a bonfire in his honor.</span></p> <a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">16.4 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">Abel-Maim: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Also called “Abel-Bethmaacah” (see 1 Kings 15.20).</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">16.8 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">Ethiopian: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">See the note at 12.3.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">16.10 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">Asa was also cruel … people: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Or “Asa also started being cruel to some of his people.”</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Contemporary English Version, Second Edition (CEV®)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 2006 American Bible Society. 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