2 Chronicles 16:1

In the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah, and built Ramah, to the intent that he might let none go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
six	וָשֵׁשׁ֙ va.Shesh	H8337	six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the h… · conjunction + noun, common both genders singular absolute
thirtieth	שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים she.lo.Shim	H7970	thirty · noun, common masculine plural absolute
year	בִּשְׁנַ֨ת bish.Nat	H8141	a year (as a revolution of time) · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
reign	לְמַלְכ֣וּת le.mal.Khut	H4438	a rule · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
Asa	אָסָ֔א 'a.Sa'	H609	Asa · proper noun, a man's name
Baasha	בַּעְשָׁ֤א ba'.Sha'	H1201	Basha · proper noun, a man's name
king	מֶֽלֶךְ Me.lekh-	H4428	a king · noun, common masculine singular construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
up	עָלָ֞ה 'a.Lah	H5927	to ascend · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Judah	יְהוּדָ֔ה ye.hu.Dah	H3063	Jehudah (or Judah) · proper noun, a place name
built	וַיִּ֖בֶן vai.Yi.ven	H1129	to build (literally and figuratively) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Ramah	הָרָמָ֑ה ha.ra.Mah	H7414	Ramah · definite article + proper noun, a place name
that	לְבִלְתִּ֗י le.vil.Ti	H1115	properly · preposition + noun, common both genders singular absolute
let	תֵּ֚ת tet	H5414	to give · verb, qal infinitive construct
out	יוֹצֵ֣א yo.Tze'	H3318	to go (causatively · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
in	וָבָ֔א va.Va'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
Asa	לְאָסָ֖א le.'a.Sa'	H609	Asa · preposition + proper noun, a man's name
king	מֶ֥לֶךְ Me.lekh	H4428	a king · noun, common masculine singular construct
Judah	יְהוּדָֽה ye.hu.Dah	H3063	Jehudah (or Judah) · proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

2 Chronicles 15:9 And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and the strangers with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon: for they fell to him out…
1 Kings 12:27 If this people go up to do sacrifice in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, then shall the heart of this people turn again unto their lord,…
1 Kings 15:16-22 And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.
2 Chronicles 11:13-17 And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted to him out of all their coasts.
2 Chronicles 15:5 And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in, but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of th…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 16:1-6

How to reconcile the date of this event with the history of the kings I am quite at a loss. Baasha died in the twenty-sixth year of Asa, Kg1 16:8. How then could this be done in his thirty-sixth year, when Baasha's family was quite cut off, and Omri was upon the throne? It is generally said to be meant of the thirty-sixth year of the kingdom of Asa, namely, that of Judah, beginning from the first of Rehoboam, and so it coincides with the sixteenth of Asa's reign; but then Ch2 15:19 must be so understood; and how could it be spoken of as a great thing that there was no more war till the fifteenth year of Asa, when that passage immediately before was in his fifteenth year? (Ch2 15:10), and aft…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 16:1

The six and thirtieth year - After the division of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah; according to Usher. This opinion is followed in our margin; see the note on Kg1 15:16, where this subject is farther considered. Concerning Baasha's building of Ramah, see the note on Kg1 15:17.

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 16:1

In the thirty and sixth year of the reign of Asa Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah,.... How this is to be reconciled with the reign of Baasha, which was but twenty four years, and was begun in the third of Asa, and therefore must have been dead nearly ten years before this year of Asa's reign; see Gill on 1 Kings 15:17 where, and in the following verses, are the same things related as here, to the end of the sixth verse; the explanation of which the reader is referred to.

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Chronicles 16:1-5

War with Baasha, and the weakness of Asa's faith. The end of his reign. - Ch2 16:1-6. Baasha's invasion of Judah, and Asa's prayer for help to the king of Syria. The statement, "In the thirty-sixth year of the reign of Asa, Baasha the king of Israel came up against Judah," is inaccurate, or rather cannot possibly be correct; for, according to Kg1 16:8, Kg1 16:10, Baasha died in the twenty-sixth year of Asa's reign, and his successor Elah was murdered by Zimri in the second year of his reign, i.e., in the twenty-seventh year of Asa. The older commentators, for the most part, accepted the conjecture that the thirty-fifth year (in Ch2 15:19) is to be reckoned from the commencement of the kingdo…

Dictionary and topics

Asa — Physician, son of Abijah and grandson of Rehoboam, was the third king of Judah. He was zealous in maintaining the true worship of God, and in rooting all idolatry, with its accompanying immoralities,…
Baasha — Bravery, the third king of the separate kingdom of Israel, and founder of its second dynasty (1 Kings 15; 16; 2 Chr. 16:1-6). He was the son of Ahijah of the tribe of Issachar. The city of Tirzah he…
Hanani — God has gratified me, or is gracious. (1.) One of the sons of Heman (1 Chr. 25:4, 25). (2.) A prophet who was sent to rebuke king Asa for entering into a league with Benhadad I., king of Syria,…
Rama — (Matt. 2:18), the Greek form of Ramah. (1.) A city first mentioned in Josh. 18:25, near Gibeah of Benjamin. It was fortified by Baasha, king of Israel (1 Kings 15:17-22; 2 Chr. 16:1-6). Asa, king of…
Baasha · 9:9; — 9:9;
Ramah · Asa — Asa

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 16:1-6

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 16:1

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 16:1

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Chronicles 16:1-5

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 16:1-6

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 16:1

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 16:1

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Chronicles 16:1-5

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Chronicles 16:1-10