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1Ki 22:41	Strong Concordance	And Jehoshaphat [03092] the son [01121] of Asa [0609] began to reign [04427] over Judah [03063] in the fourth [0702] year [08141] of Ahab [0256] king [04428] of Israel [03478].
	King James	And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.

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Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
The writer returns to the history of the kingdom of Judah (connect this verse with Kg1 15:24), sketching briefly a reign much more fully given by the writer of Chronicles 2 Chr. 17-20. Compare also the marginal references.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]

The writer returns to the history of the kingdom of Judah (connect this verse with Kg1 15:24), sketching briefly a reign much more fully given by the writer of Chronicles 2 Chr. 17-20. Compare also the marginal references.

Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78]
Reign of Jehoshaphat of Judah. - The account of this in the books before us is a very condensed one. Beside the two campaigns in which he joined with Ahab and Joram of Israel against the Syrians and Moabites, and which are described in the history of the kingdom of Israel (1 Kings 22:1-35 and 2 Kings 3), we have simply a short notice of his attempt to restore the trade with Ophir, and a general statement of the spirit of his reign; whereas we learn from the extract preserved in the Chronicles from the annals of the kings, that he also carried on a victorious war against the Edomites and Ammonites (2 Chron 20), and did a great deal to promote the spread of the knowledge of the law among his people, and to carry out the restoration of a better administration of justice, and to improve the condition of the army (Ch2 16:1-14 and Ch2 19:1-11). Kg1 22:41-42 Kg1 22:41-44, which give the age of Jehoshaphat when he ascended the throne, and the duration and character of his reign, are also found with slight deviations in Ch2 20:31-33, in the closing summary of the history of his reign. Kg1 22:43 "He walked entirely in the way of his father Asa and departed not from it, to do what was well-pleasing to the Lord," whereas Asa's heart had become more estranged from the Lord in the last years of his reign (see Kg1 15:18.). - On the worship of the high places (Kg1 22:43), see at Kg1 15:14. Kg1 22:44 He maintained peace with the king of Israel, i.e., with every one of the Israelitish kings who were contemporaneous with him, viz., Ahab, Ahaziah, and Joram, whereas hitherto the two kingdoms had assumed an attitude of hostility towards each other. Even if this friendly bearing towards Israel was laudable in itself, Jehoshaphat went beyond the bounds of what was allowable, since he formed a marriage alliance with the house of Ahab, by letting his son Joram marry a daughter of Ahab and Jezebel (Ch2 18:1). Kg1 22:45-46 The brave deeds (הגּבוּרה) which he performed include both his efforts to strengthen his kingdom, partly by raising fortifications and organizing the military force, and partly by instructing the people in the law and improving the administration of justice (Ch2 17:7-19 and Ch2 19:4-11), and also the wars which he waged, viz., the expeditions already mentioned. - For Kg1 22:46 see Kg1 15:12. Kg1 22:47 "There was (then) no (real) king in Edom; a vicegerent was king," i.e., governed the country. This remark is introduced here merely on account of what follows, namely, to show how it was that Jehoshaphat was able to attempt to restore the maritime trade with Ophir. If we observe this connection between the verse before us and what follows, we cannot infer from it, as Ewald does (Gesch. iii. pp. 464 and 474ff.), that the Edomites with Egyptian help had forced from Rehoboam both their liberty and also their right to have a king of their own blood, and had remained in this situation till Jehoshaphat completely subjugated them again. (See the remarks on Kg1 11:21-22.) All that can be gathered from 2 Chron 20 is, that the Edomites, in league with the Ammonites and other desert tribes, made an incursion into Judah, and therefore tried to throw off the supremacy of Judah, but did not succeed in their attempt. Kg1 22:48-50 The brief notice concerning Jehoshaphat's attempt to build Tarshish ships (for the word, see pp. 105f) for the voyage to Ophir is expanded in Ch2 20:36-37, where we learn that Jehoshaphat had allied himself with Ahaziah of Israel for this purpose, and that the prophet Eliezer predicted the destruction of his ships on account of this alliance. When the ships had been broken in pieces in Eziongeber, no doubt by a storm, Ahaziah made this fresh proposal to him: "Let my people sail with thy people;" but Jehoshaphat would not. Ahaziah evidently wanted to persuade Jehoshaphat to make another attempt, after the destruction of the ships which were first built; but Jehoshaphat did not agree to it any more, because it was impossible for him, after the fulfilment of Eliezer's prediction, to expect a more favourable result. Thus the two accounts can be harmonized in a very simple manner, with the exception of the words "to go to Tarshish," which we find in the Chronicles in the place of "to go to Ophir," the reading in our text, and which sprang from an erroneous interpretation of the expression "ships of Tarshish" (see above, pp. 105f). The Chethb עשׂר is an error of the pen for עשׂה (Keri); but נשׁבּרה (Chethb) is not to be altered into נשׁבּרוּ, since the construction of a singular verb with the subject following in the plural is by no means rare (vid., Ewald, 317, a.). On Eziongeber and Ophir, see at Kg1 9:26 and Kg1 9:28.

Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78]

Reign of Jehoshaphat of Judah. - The account of this in the books before us is a very condensed one. Beside the two campaigns in which he joined with Ahab and Joram of Israel against the Syrians and Moabites, and which are described in the history of the kingdom of Israel (1 Kings 22:1-35 and 2 Kings 3), we have simply a short notice of his attempt to restore the trade with Ophir, and a general statement of the spirit of his reign; whereas we learn from the extract preserved in the Chronicles from the annals of the kings, that he also carried on a victorious war against the Edomites and Ammonites (2 Chron 20), and did a great deal to promote the spread of the knowledge of the law among his people, and to carry out the restoration of a better administration of justice, and to improve the condition of the army (Ch2 16:1-14 and Ch2 19:1-11).

Kg1 22:41-42

Kg1 22:41-44, which give the age of Jehoshaphat when he ascended the throne, and the duration and character of his reign, are also found with slight deviations in Ch2 20:31-33, in the closing summary of the history of his reign.

Kg1 22:43

"He walked entirely in the way of his father Asa and departed not from it, to do what was well-pleasing to the Lord," whereas Asa's heart had become more estranged from the Lord in the last years of his reign (see Kg1 15:18.). - On the worship of the high places (Kg1 22:43), see at Kg1 15:14.

Kg1 22:44

He maintained peace with the king of Israel, i.e., with every one of the Israelitish kings who were contemporaneous with him, viz., Ahab, Ahaziah, and Joram, whereas hitherto the two kingdoms had assumed an attitude of hostility towards each other. Even if this friendly bearing towards Israel was laudable in itself, Jehoshaphat went beyond the bounds of what was allowable, since he formed a marriage alliance with the house of Ahab, by letting his son Joram marry a daughter of Ahab and Jezebel (Ch2 18:1).

Kg1 22:45-46

The brave deeds (הגּבוּרה) which he performed include both his efforts to strengthen his kingdom, partly by raising fortifications and organizing the military force, and partly by instructing the people in the law and improving the administration of justice (Ch2 17:7-19 and Ch2 19:4-11), and also the wars which he waged, viz., the expeditions already mentioned. - For Kg1 22:46 see Kg1 15:12.

Kg1 22:47

"There was (then) no (real) king in Edom; a vicegerent was king," i.e., governed the country. This remark is introduced here merely on account of what follows, namely, to show how it was that Jehoshaphat was able to attempt to restore the maritime trade with Ophir. If we observe this connection between the verse before us and what follows, we cannot infer from it, as Ewald does (Gesch. iii. pp. 464 and 474ff.), that the Edomites with Egyptian help had forced from Rehoboam both their liberty and also their right to have a king of their own blood, and had remained in this situation till Jehoshaphat completely subjugated them again. (See the remarks on Kg1 11:21-22.) All that can be gathered from 2 Chron 20 is, that the Edomites, in league with the Ammonites and other desert tribes, made an incursion into Judah, and therefore tried to throw off the supremacy of Judah, but did not succeed in their attempt.

Kg1 22:48-50

The brief notice concerning Jehoshaphat's attempt to build Tarshish ships (for the word, see pp. 105f) for the voyage to Ophir is expanded in Ch2 20:36-37, where we learn that Jehoshaphat had allied himself with Ahaziah of Israel for this purpose, and that the prophet Eliezer predicted the destruction of his ships on account of this alliance. When the ships had been broken in pieces in Eziongeber, no doubt by a storm, Ahaziah made this fresh proposal to him: "Let my people sail with thy people;" but Jehoshaphat would not. Ahaziah evidently wanted to persuade Jehoshaphat to make another attempt, after the destruction of the ships which were first built; but Jehoshaphat did not agree to it any more, because it was impossible for him, after the fulfilment of Eliezer's prediction, to expect a more favourable result. Thus the two accounts can be harmonized in a very simple manner, with the exception of the words "to go to Tarshish," which we find in the Chronicles in the place of "to go to Ophir," the reading in our text, and which sprang from an erroneous interpretation of the expression "ships of Tarshish" (see above, pp. 105f). The Chethb עשׂר is an error of the pen for עשׂה (Keri); but נשׁבּרה (Chethb) is not to be altered into נשׁבּרוּ, since the construction of a singular verb with the subject following in the plural is by no means rare (vid., Ewald, 317, a.). On Eziongeber and Ophir, see at Kg1 9:26 and Kg1 9:28.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]
Of Ahab - Who reigned twenty two years; therefore he reigned about eighteen years with Ahab.

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²⁴ And Asa [0609] slept [07901] with his fathers [01], and was buried [06912] with his fathers [01] in the city [05892] of David [01732] his father [01]: and Jehoshaphat [03092] his son [01121] reigned [04427] in his stead.

²⁸ And they came [0935] to Ophir [0211], and fetched [03947] from thence gold [02091], four [0702] hundred [03967] and twenty [06242] talents [03603], and brought [0935] it to king [04428] Solomon [08010].

²⁶ And king [04428] Solomon [08010] made [06213] a navy of ships [0590] in Eziongeber [06100], which is beside Eloth [0359], on the shore [08193] of the Red [05488] sea [03220], in the land [0776] of Edom [0123].

³⁶ And he joined [02266] himself with him to make [06213] ships [0591] to go [03212] to Tarshish [08659]: and they made [06213] the ships [0591] in Eziongeber [06100].
³⁷ Then Eliezer [0461] the son [01121] of Dodavah [01735] of Mareshah [04762] prophesied [05012] against Jehoshaphat [03092], saying [0559], Because thou hast joined [02266] thyself with Ahaziah [0274], the LORD [03068] hath broken [06555] thy works [04639]. And the ships [0591] were broken [07665], that they were not able [06113] to go [03212] to Tarshish [08659].

⁴⁸ Jehoshaphat [03092] made [06213] [06240] ships [0591] of Tharshish [08659] to go [03212] to Ophir [0211] for gold [02091]: but they went [01980] not; for the ships [0591] were broken [07665] at Eziongeber [06100].
⁴⁹ Then said [0559] Ahaziah [0274] the son [01121] of Ahab [0256] unto Jehoshaphat [03092], Let my servants [05650] go [03212] with thy servants [05650] in the ships [0591]. But Jehoshaphat [03092] would [014] not.
⁵⁰ And Jehoshaphat [03092] slept [07901] with his fathers [01], and was buried [06912] with his fathers [01] in the city [05892] of David [01732] his father [01]: and Jehoram [03088] his son [01121] reigned [04427] in his stead.

²¹ And when Hadad [01908] heard [08085] in Egypt [04714] that David [01732] slept [07901] with his fathers [01], and that Joab [03097] the captain [08269] of the host [06635] was dead [04191], Hadad [01908] said [0559] to Pharaoh [06547], Let me depart [07971], that I may go [03212] to mine own country [0776].
²² Then Pharaoh [06547] said [0559] unto him, But what hast thou lacked [02638] with me, that, behold, thou seekest [01245] to go [03212] to thine own country [0776]? And he answered [0559], Nothing: howbeit let me go [07971] in any wise [07971].

⁴⁷ There was then no king [04428] in Edom [0123]: a deputy [05324] was king [04428].

¹² And he took away [05674] the sodomites [06945] out of the land [0776], and removed [05493] all the idols [01544] that his fathers [01] had made [06213].

⁴⁶ And the remnant [03499] of the sodomites [06945], which remained [07604] in the days [03117] of his father [01] Asa [0609], he took [01197] out of the land [0776].

⁴ And Jehoshaphat [03092] dwelt [03427] at Jerusalem [03389]: and he went out [03318] again [07725] through the people [05971] from Beersheba [0884] to mount [02022] Ephraim [0669], and brought them back [07725] unto the LORD [03068] God [0430] of their fathers [01].
⁵ And he set [05975] judges [08199] in the land [0776] throughout all the fenced [01219] cities [05892] of Judah [03063], city [05892] by city [05892],
⁶ And said [0559] to the judges [08199], Take heed [07200] what ye do [06213]: for ye judge [08199] not for man [0120], but for the LORD [03068], who is with you in the judgment [01697] [04941].
⁷ Wherefore now let the fear [06343] of the LORD [03068] be upon you; take heed [08104] and do [06213] it: for there is no iniquity [05766] with the LORD [03068] our God [0430], nor respect [04856] of persons [06440], nor taking [04727] of gifts [07810].
⁸ Moreover in Jerusalem [03389] did Jehoshaphat [03092] set [05975] of the Levites [03881], and of the priests [03548], and of the chief [07218] of the fathers [01] of Israel [03478], for the judgment [04941] of the LORD [03068], and for controversies [07379], when they returned [07725] to Jerusalem [03389].
⁹ And he charged [06680] them, saying [0559], Thus shall ye do [06213] in the fear [03374] of the LORD [03068], faithfully [0530], and with a perfect [08003] heart [03824].
¹⁰ And what cause [07379] soever shall come [0935] to you of your brethren [0251] that dwell [03427] in their cities [05892], between blood [01818] and blood [01818], between law [08451] and commandment [04687], statutes [02706] and judgments [04941], ye shall even warn [02094] them that they trespass [0816] not against the LORD [03068], and so wrath [07110] come upon you, and upon your brethren [0251]: this [03541] do [06213], and ye shall not trespass [0816].
¹¹ And, behold, Amariah [0568] the chief [07218] priest [03548] is over you in all matters [01697] of the LORD [03068]; and Zebadiah [02069] the son [01121] of Ishmael [03458], the ruler [05057] of the house [01004] of Judah [03063], for all the king's [04428] matters [01697]: also the Levites [03881] shall be officers [07860] before [06440] you. Deal [06213] courageously [02388], and the LORD [03068] shall be with the good [02896].

⁷ Also in the third [07969] year [08141] of his reign [04427] he sent [07971] to his princes [08269], even to Benhail [01134], and to Obadiah [05662], and to Zechariah [02148], and to Nethaneel [05417], and to Michaiah [04322], to teach [03925] in the cities [05892] of Judah [03063].
⁸ And with them he sent Levites [03881], even Shemaiah [08098], and Nethaniah [05418], and Zebadiah [02069], and Asahel [06214], and Shemiramoth [08070], and Jehonathan [03083], and Adonijah [0138], and Tobijah [02900], and Tobadonijah [02899], Levites [03881]; and with them Elishama [0476] and Jehoram [03088], priests [03548].
⁹ And they taught [03925] in Judah [03063], and had the book [05612] of the law [08451] of the LORD [03068] with them, and went about [05437] throughout all the cities [05892] of Judah [03063], and taught [03925] the people [05971].
¹⁰ And the fear [06343] of the LORD [03068] fell upon all the kingdoms [04467] of the lands [0776] that were round about [05439] Judah [03063], so that they made no war [03898] against Jehoshaphat [03092].
¹¹ Also some of the Philistines [06430] brought [0935] Jehoshaphat [03092] presents [04503], and tribute [04853] silver [03701]; and the Arabians [06163] brought [0935] him flocks [06629], seven [07651] thousand [0505] and seven [07651] hundred [03967] rams [0352], and seven [07651] thousand [0505] and seven [07651] hundred [03967] he goats [08495].
¹² And Jehoshaphat [03092] waxed [01980] great [01432] exceedingly [04605]; and he built [01129] in Judah [03063] castles [01003], and cities [05892] of store [04543].
¹³ And he had much [07227] business [04399] in the cities [05892] of Judah [03063]: and the men [0582] of war [04421], mighty men [01368] of valour [02428], were in Jerusalem [03389].
¹⁴ And these are the numbers [06486] of them according to the house [01004] of their fathers [01]: Of Judah [03063], the captains [08269] of thousands [0505]; Adnah [05734] the chief [08269], and with him mighty men [01368] of valour [02428] three [07969] hundred [03967] thousand [0505].
¹⁵ And next [03027] to him was Jehohanan [03076] the captain [08269], and with him two hundred [03967] and fourscore [08084] thousand [0505].
¹⁶ And next [03027] him was Amasiah [06007] the son [01121] of Zichri [02147], who willingly offered [05068] himself unto the LORD [03068]; and with him two hundred [03967] thousand [0505] mighty men [01368] of valour [02428].
¹⁷ And of Benjamin [01144]; Eliada [0450] a mighty man [01368] of valour [02428], and with him armed men [05401] with bow [07198] and shield [04043] two hundred [03967] thousand [0505].
¹⁸ And next [03027] him was Jehozabad [03075], and with him an hundred [03967] and fourscore [08084] thousand [0505] ready prepared [02502] for the war [06635].
¹⁹ These waited [08334] on the king [04428], beside those whom the king [04428] put [05414] in the fenced [04013] cities [05892] throughout all Judah [03063].

⁴⁵ Now the rest [03499] of the acts [01697] of Jehoshaphat [03092], and his might [01369] that he shewed [06213], and how he warred [03898], are they not written [03789] in the book [05612] of the chronicles [01697] [03117] of the kings [04428] of Judah [03063]?
⁴⁶ And the remnant [03499] of the sodomites [06945], which remained [07604] in the days [03117] of his father [01] Asa [0609], he took [01197] out of the land [0776].

¹ Now Jehoshaphat [03092] had riches [06239] and honour [03519] in abundance [07230], and joined affinity [02859] with Ahab [0256].

⁴⁴ And Jehoshaphat [03092] made peace [07999] with the king [04428] of Israel [03478].

¹⁴ But the high places [01116] were not removed [05493]: nevertheless Asa's [0609] heart [03824] was perfect [08003] with the LORD [03068] all his days [03117].

⁴³ And he walked [03212] in all the ways [01870] of Asa [0609] his father [01]; he turned not aside [05493] from it, doing [06213] that which was right [03477] in the eyes [05869] of the LORD [03068]: nevertheless the high places [01116] were not taken away [05493]; for the people [05971] offered [02076] and burnt incense [06999] yet in the high places [01116].

¹⁸ Then Asa [0609] took [03947] all the silver [03701] and the gold [02091] that were left [03498] in the treasures [0214] of the house [01004] of the LORD [03068], and the treasures [0214] of the king's [04428] house [01004], and delivered [05414] them into the hand [03027] of his servants [05650]: and king [04428] Asa [0609] sent [07971] them to Benhadad [01130], the son [01121] of Tabrimon [02886], the son [01121] of Hezion [02383], king [04428] of Syria [0758], that dwelt [03427] at Damascus [01834], saying [0559],

³¹ And Jehoshaphat [03092] reigned [04427] over Judah [03063]: he was thirty [07970] and five [02568] years [08141] old [01121] when he began to reign [04427], and he reigned [04427] twenty [06242] and five [02568] years [08141] in Jerusalem [03389]. And his mother's [0517] name [08034] was Azubah [05806] the daughter [01323] of Shilhi [07977].
³² And he walked [03212] in the way [01870] of Asa [0609] his father [01], and departed [05493] not from it, doing [06213] that which was right [03477] in the sight [05869] of the LORD [03068].
³³ Howbeit the high places [01116] were not taken away [05493]: for as yet the people [05971] had not prepared [03559] their hearts [03824] unto the God [0430] of their fathers [01].

⁴¹ And Jehoshaphat [03092] the son [01121] of Asa [0609] began to reign [04427] over Judah [03063] in the fourth [0702] year [08141] of Ahab [0256] king [04428] of Israel [03478].
⁴² Jehoshaphat [03092] was thirty [07970] and five [02568] years [08141] old [01121] when he began to reign [04427]; and he reigned [04427] twenty [06242] and five [02568] years [08141] in Jerusalem [03389]. And his mother's [0517] name [08034] was Azubah [05806] the daughter [01323] of Shilhi [07977].
⁴³ And he walked [03212] in all the ways [01870] of Asa [0609] his father [01]; he turned not aside [05493] from it, doing [06213] that which was right [03477] in the eyes [05869] of the LORD [03068]: nevertheless the high places [01116] were not taken away [05493]; for the people [05971] offered [02076] and burnt incense [06999] yet in the high places [01116].
⁴⁴ And Jehoshaphat [03092] made peace [07999] with the king [04428] of Israel [03478].

¹ And Jehoshaphat [03092] the king [04428] of Judah [03063] returned [07725] to his house [01004] in peace [07965] to Jerusalem [03389].
² And Jehu [03058] the son [01121] of Hanani [02607] the seer [02374] went out [03318] to meet [06440] him, and said [0559] to king [04428] Jehoshaphat [03092], Shouldest thou help [05826] the ungodly [07563], and love [0157] them that hate [08130] the LORD [03068]? therefore [02063] is wrath [07110] upon thee from before [06440] the LORD [03068].
³ Nevertheless [061] there are good [02896] things [01697] found [04672] in thee, in that thou hast taken away [01197] the groves [0842] out of the land [0776], and hast prepared [03559] thine heart [03824] to seek [01875] God [0430].
⁴ And Jehoshaphat [03092] dwelt [03427] at Jerusalem [03389]: and he went out [03318] again [07725] through the people [05971] from Beersheba [0884] to mount [02022] Ephraim [0669], and brought them back [07725] unto the LORD [03068] God [0430] of their fathers [01].
⁵ And he set [05975] judges [08199] in the land [0776] throughout all the fenced [01219] cities [05892] of Judah [03063], city [05892] by city [05892],
⁶ And said [0559] to the judges [08199], Take heed [07200] what ye do [06213]: for ye judge [08199] not for man [0120], but for the LORD [03068], who is with you in the judgment [01697] [04941].
⁷ Wherefore now let the fear [06343] of the LORD [03068] be upon you; take heed [08104] and do [06213] it: for there is no iniquity [05766] with the LORD [03068] our God [0430], nor respect [04856] of persons [06440], nor taking [04727] of gifts [07810].
⁸ Moreover in Jerusalem [03389] did Jehoshaphat [03092] set [05975] of the Levites [03881], and of the priests [03548], and of the chief [07218] of the fathers [01] of Israel [03478], for the judgment [04941] of the LORD [03068], and for controversies [07379], when they returned [07725] to Jerusalem [03389].
⁹ And he charged [06680] them, saying [0559], Thus shall ye do [06213] in the fear [03374] of the LORD [03068], faithfully [0530], and with a perfect [08003] heart [03824].
¹⁰ And what cause [07379] soever shall come [0935] to you of your brethren [0251] that dwell [03427] in their cities [05892], between blood [01818] and blood [01818], between law [08451] and commandment [04687], statutes [02706] and judgments [04941], ye shall even warn [02094] them that they trespass [0816] not against the LORD [03068], and so wrath [07110] come upon you, and upon your brethren [0251]: this [03541] do [06213], and ye shall not trespass [0816].
¹¹ And, behold, Amariah [0568] the chief [07218] priest [03548] is over you in all matters [01697] of the LORD [03068]; and Zebadiah [02069] the son [01121] of Ishmael [03458], the ruler [05057] of the house [01004] of Judah [03063], for all the king's [04428] matters [01697]: also the Levites [03881] shall be officers [07860] before [06440] you. Deal [06213] courageously [02388], and the LORD [03068] shall be with the good [02896].

¹ In the six [08337] and thirtieth [07970] year [08141] of the reign [04438] of Asa [0609] Baasha [01201] king [04428] of Israel [03478] came up [05927] against Judah [03063], and built [01129] Ramah [07414], to the intent that [01115] he might let [05414] none go out [03318] or come in [0935] to Asa [0609] king [04428] of Judah [03063].
² Then Asa [0609] brought out [03318] silver [03701] and gold [02091] out of the treasures [0214] of the house [01004] of the LORD [03068] and of the king's [04428] house [01004], and sent [07971] to Benhadad [01130] king [04428] of Syria [0758], that dwelt [03427] at Damascus [01834], saying [0559],
³ There is a league [01285] between me and thee, as there was between my father [01] and thy father [01]: behold, I have sent [07971] thee silver [03701] and gold [02091]; go [03212], break [06565] thy league [01285] with Baasha [01201] king [04428] of Israel [03478], that he may depart [05927] from me.
⁴ And Benhadad [01130] hearkened [08085] unto king [04428] Asa [0609], and sent [07971] the captains [08269] of his armies [02428] against the cities [05892] of Israel [03478]; and they smote [05221] Ijon [05859], and Dan [01835], and Abelmaim [066], and all the store [04543] cities [05892] of Naphtali [05321].
⁵ And it came to pass, when Baasha [01201] heard [08085] it, that he left off [02308] building [01129] of Ramah [07414], and let his work [04399] cease [07673].
⁶ Then Asa [0609] the king [04428] took [03947] all Judah [03063]; and they carried away [05375] the stones [068] of Ramah [07414], and the timber [06086] thereof, wherewith Baasha [01201] was building [01129]; and he built [01129] therewith Geba [01387] and Mizpah [04709].
⁷ And at that time [06256] Hanani [02607] the seer [07200] came [0935] to Asa [0609] king [04428] of Judah [03063], and said [0559] unto him, Because thou hast relied [08172] on the king [04428] of Syria [0758], and not relied [08172] on the LORD [03068] thy God [0430], therefore is the host [02428] of the king [04428] of Syria [0758] escaped [04422] out of thine hand [03027].
⁸ Were not the Ethiopians [03569] and the Lubims [03864] a huge [07230] host [02428], with very [03966] many [07235] chariots [07393] and horsemen [06571]? yet, because thou didst rely [08172] on the LORD [03068], he delivered [05414] them into thine hand [03027].
⁹ For the eyes [05869] of the LORD [03068] run to and fro [07751] throughout the whole earth [0776], to shew himself strong [02388] in the behalf of them whose heart [03824] is perfect [08003] toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly [05528]: therefore from henceforth [06258] thou shalt have [03426] wars [04421].
¹⁰ Then Asa [0609] was wroth [03707] with the seer [07200], and put [05414] him in a prison [04115] house [01004]; for he was in a rage [02197] with him because of this thing. And Asa [0609] oppressed [07533] some of the people [05971] the same time [06256].
¹¹ And, behold, the acts [01697] of Asa [0609], first [07223] and last [0314], lo, they are written [03789] in the book [05612] of the kings [04428] of Judah [03063] and Israel [03478].
¹² And Asa [0609] in the thirty [07970] and ninth [08672] year [08141] of his reign [04438] was diseased [02456] in his feet [07272], until his disease [02483] was exceeding [04605] great: yet in his disease [02483] he sought [01875] not to the LORD [03068], but to the physicians [07495].
¹³ And Asa [0609] slept [07901] with his fathers [01], and died [04191] in the one [0259] and fortieth [0705] year [08141] of his reign [04427].
¹⁴ And they buried [06912] him in his own sepulchres [06913], which he had made [03738] for himself in the city [05892] of David [01732], and laid [07901] him in the bed [04904] which was filled [04390] with sweet odours [01314] and divers kinds [02177] of spices prepared [07543] by the apothecaries [04842]' art [04639]: and they made [08313] a very [03966] great [01419] burning [08316] for him.