II Chronicles Chapter 16

II Chronicles Chapter 16
1 In the six and thirtieth year of the reign
of Asa came Baasha king of Israel up
against Judah, and built Ramah to let
none pass out or go into Asa king of
Judah.
2 Then Asa brought out silver and gold
out of the treasures of the house of the
Lord, and of the king's house, and sent to
Benhadad king of Aram [Syria]
that dwelt at Damascus, saying,
3 There is a covenant between me and
thee, and between my father and thy
father: behold, I have sent thee silver
and gold: come, break thy league with
Baasha king of Israel that he may depart
from me.
4 And Benhadad hearkened unto king
Asa, and sent the captains of the armies
which he had, against the cities of Israel.
And they smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abelmaim,
and all the store cities of
Naphtali.
5 And when Baasha heard it, he left
building of Ramah, and let his work
cease.
6 Then Asa the king took all Judah, and
carried away the stones of Ramah and
the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha
did build, and he built therewith Geba
and Mizpah.
7 And at that same time Hanani the seer
came to Asa king of Judah, and said unto
him, Because thou hast rested upon the
king of Aram [Syria], and not rested in
the Lord thy God, therefore is the host of
the king of Aram [Syria]
escaped out of thine hand.
8 The Ethiopians and the Lubims, were
they not a great host with chariots and
horsemen, exceeding many? Yet because
thou didst rest upon the Lord, he
delivered them into thine had.
9 For the eyes of the Lord behold all the
earth to show himself strong with them
that are of perfect heart toward him: thou
hast then done foolishly in this: therefore
from henceforth thou shalt have wars.
10 Then Asa was wroth with the seer,
and put him into a prison: for he was
displeased with him, because of this
thing. And Asa oppressed certain of the
people at the same time.
11 And behold, the acts of Asa first and
last, lo, they are written in the book of
the kings of Judah and Israel.
12 And Asa in the nine and thirtieth year
of his reign was diseased in his feet, and
his disease was extreme: yet he sought
not the Lord in his disease, but to the
physicians.
13 So Asa slept with his fathers, and
died in the one and fortieth year of his
reign.
14 And they buried him in one of his
sepulchres, which he had made for
himself in the city of David, and laid him
in the bed, which they had filled with
sweet odors and divers kinds of spices
made by the art of the apothecary: and
they burned him with an exceeding great
fire.