2 Chronicles

Chapter 16

Phonetic (Hebrew): bּishshena֨t shsheloshshi֤ym vashsheshsh֙ lemalek֣ut 'asa֔ 'ala֞h bּa'eshsha֤ meֽleke-yishsera'el֙ 'al-yehuda֔h vayּi֖ben 'et-harama֑h lebiletּi֗y tּe֚t yotze֣ vaba֔ le'asa֖ me֥leke yehudaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)In the thirty-sixth year of the reign of Asa, Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah and built Ramah, that he might let none go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.

בִּשְׁנַ֨ת שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וָשֵׁשׁ֙ לְמַלְכ֣וּת אָסָ֔א עָלָ֞ה בַּעְשָׁ֤א מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ עַל־יְהוּדָ֔ה וַיִּ֖בֶן אֶת־הָרָמָ֑ה לְבִלְתִּ֗י תֵּ֚ת יוֹצֵ֣א וָבָ֔א לְאָסָ֖א מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּotze֨ 'asa֜ kּe֣sep vezaha֗b me'oֽtzer֛ot bּe֥yt yehva֖h ube֣yt hamּe֑leke vayּishshela֗ch 'el-bּen-hadad֙ me֣leke 'ara֔m hayּoshshe֥b bּedareme֖shseq le'moֽr׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then Asa brought silver and gold from the treasuries of the house of the LORD and of the king’s house, and sent them to Ben-Hadad king of Syria, who dwelt in Damascus, saying,

וַיֹּצֵ֨א אָסָ֜א כֶּ֣סֶף וְזָהָ֗ב מֵאֹֽצְר֛וֹת בֵּ֥ית יְהוָ֖ה וּבֵ֣ית הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח אֶל־בֶּן־הֲדַד֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ אֲרָ֔ם הַיּוֹשֵׁ֥ב בְּדַרְמֶ֖שֶׂק לֵאמֹֽר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): bּeriyt֙ bּeyni֣y ubeyne֔ka ube֥yn 'abi֖y ube֣yn 'abi֑yka hinּe֨h shshala֤chetּiֽy leka֙ kּe֣sep vezaha֔b le֞ke hape֣r bּeriֽyteka֗ 'et-bּa'eshsha'֙ me֣leke yishsera'e֔l veya'ale֖h me'alaֽy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"Let there be a treaty between you and me, as there was between my father and your father. See, I have sent you silver and gold; come, break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, so that he will withdraw from me."

בְּרִית֙ בֵּינִ֣י וּבֵינֶ֔ךָ וּבֵ֥ין אָבִ֖י וּבֵ֣ין אָבִ֑יךָ הִנֵּ֨ה שָׁלַ֤חְתִּֽי לְךָ֙ כֶּ֣סֶף וְזָהָ֔ב לֵ֞ךְ הָפֵ֣ר בְּרִֽיתְךָ֗ אֶת־בַּעְשָׁא֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְיַעֲלֶ֖ה מֵעָלָֽי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishshema֨ bּen hada֜d 'el-hamּe֣leke 'asa֗ va֠yּishshelach 'et-shsare֨y hachayali֤ym 'ashsher-lo֙ 'el-'are֣y yishsera'e֔l vayּakּu֙ 'et-'iyּ֣on ve'et-dּa֔n ve'e֖t 'abe֣l ma֑yim ve'e֥t kּaֽl-misekּen֖ot 'are֥y napetּaliֽy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)So Ben-Hadad listened to King Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel. They struck Ijon, Dan, Abel Maim, and all the storage cities of Naphtali.

וַיִּשְׁמַ֨ע בֶּן הֲדַ֜ד אֶל־הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אָסָ֗א וַ֠יִּשְׁלַח אֶת־שָׂרֵ֨י הַחֲיָלִ֤ים אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ֙ אֶל־עָרֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיַּכּוּ֙ אֶת־עִיּ֣וֹן וְאֶת־דָּ֔ן וְאֵ֖ת אָבֵ֣ל מָ֑יִם וְאֵ֥ת כָּֽל־מִסְכְּנ֖וֹת עָרֵ֥י נַפְתָּלִֽי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehiy֙ kּishshemo֣'a bּa'eshsha֔ vayּechedּa֕l mibּen֖ot 'et-harama֑h vayּashshebּe֖t 'et-mela'ketּֽo׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)And it happened, when Baasha heard it, that he stopped building Ramah and ceased his work.

וַיְהִי֙ כִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ בַּעְשָׁ֔א וַיֶּחְדַּ֕ל מִבְּנ֖וֹת אֶת־הָרָמָ֑ה וַיַּשְׁבֵּ֖ת אֶת־מְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'asa֣ hamּe֗leke laqach֙ 'et-kּal-yehuda֔h vayּishse'֞u 'et-'abene֤y haֽramah֙ ve'et-'etze֔yha 'ashshe֥r bּana֖h bּa'eshsha֑ vayּi֣ben bּahe֔m 'et-gּe֖ba ve'et-hamּitzepּaֽh׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)Then King Asa took all Judah, and they carried away the stones and timber with which Baasha had been building Ramah; and with them he built Geba and Mizpah.

וְאָסָ֣א הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ לָקַח֙ אֶת־כָּל־יְהוּדָ֔ה וַיִּשְׂא֞וּ אֶת־אַבְנֵ֤י הָֽרָמָה֙ וְאֶת־עֵצֶ֔יהָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּנָ֖ה בַּעְשָׁ֑א וַיִּ֣בֶן בָּהֶ֔ם אֶת־גֶּ֖בַע וְאֶת־הַמִּצְפָּֽה׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): uba'e֣t hahi֗y bּa֚ chana֣niy haro'e֔h 'el-'asa֖ me֣leke yehuda֑h vayּo֣'mer 'ela֗yv bּehishshּa֨'eneka֜ 'al-me֤leke 'aram֙ velo֤ nishshe'a֨netּa֙ 'al-yehva֣h 'elohe֔yka 'al-kּe֗n nimela֛t che֥yl meֽleke-'ara֖m miyּadeֽka׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said to him: "Because you have relied on the king of Syria, and have not relied on the LORD your God, therefore the army of the king of Syria has escaped from your hand.

וּבָעֵ֣ת הַהִ֗יא בָּ֚א חֲנָ֣נִי הָרֹאֶ֔ה אֶל־אָסָ֖א מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֗יו בְּהִשָּׁ֨עֶנְךָ֜ עַל־מֶ֤לֶךְ אֲרָם֙ וְלֹ֤א נִשְׁעַ֨נְתָּ֙ עַל־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ עַל־כֵּ֗ן נִמְלַ֛ט חֵ֥יל מֶֽלֶךְ־אֲרָ֖ם מִיָּדֶֽךָ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): halo֧ hakּushshi֣ym vehalּubi֗ym hay֨u lecha֧yil ׀ laro֛b lere֥keb uleparashshi֖ym leharebּe֣h me'o֑d ubehishshּaֽ'eneka֥ 'al-yehva֖h netana֥m bּeyadeֽka׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Were the Ethiopians and the Lubim not a huge army with very many chariots and horsemen? Yet, because you relied on the LORD, He delivered them into your hand.

הֲלֹ֧א הַכּוּשִׁ֣ים וְהַלּוּבִ֗ים הָי֨וּ לְחַ֧יִל ׀ לָרֹ֛ב לְרֶ֥כֶב וּלְפָרָשִׁ֖ים לְהַרְבֵּ֣ה מְאֹ֑ד וּבְהִשָּֽׁעֶנְךָ֥ עַל־יְהוָ֖ה נְתָנָ֥ם בְּיָדֶֽךָ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֣y yehva֗h 'eyna֞yv meshshotet֤ot bּekal-ha'a֨retz֙ le֠hitechazּeq 'im-lebaba֥m shshale֛m 'ela֖yv nisekּa֣letּa 'al-zo֑'t kּi֣y me'a֔tּah ye֥shsh 'imּeka֖ milechamֽot׃

Edified Edition (EDE)For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him. In this you have done foolishly; therefore from now on you shall have wars."

כִּ֣י יְהוָ֗ה עֵינָ֞יו מְשֹׁטְט֤וֹת בְּכָל־הָאָ֨רֶץ֙ לְ֠הִתְחַזֵּק עִם־לְבָבָ֥ם שָׁלֵ֛ם אֵלָ֖יו נִסְכַּ֣לְתָּ עַל־זֹ֑את כִּ֣י מֵעַ֔תָּה יֵ֥שׁ עִמְּךָ֖ מִלְחָמֽוֹת׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּike'a֨s 'asa֜ 'el-haro'e֗h vaֽyּitּene֨hu֙ bּe֣yt hamּahepּe֔ket kּiֽy-beza֥'ap 'imּ֖o 'al-zo֑'t vayeratzּe֥tz 'asa֛ min-ha'a֖m bּa'e֥t hahiֽy'׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then Asa was angry with the seer, and put him in prison, for he was enraged at him because of this. And Asa oppressed some of the people at that same time.

וַיִּכְעַ֨ס אָסָ֜א אֶל־הָרֹאֶ֗ה וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֨הוּ֙ בֵּ֣ית הַמַּהְפֶּ֔כֶת כִּֽי־בְזַ֥עַף עִמּ֖וֹ עַל־זֹ֑את וַיְרַצֵּ֥ץ אָסָ֛א מִן־הָעָ֖ם בָּעֵ֥ת הַהִֽיא׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vehinּeh֙ dּibere֣y 'asa֔ hari'shshoni֖ym veha'acharoni֑ym hinּa֤m kּetubiym֙ 'al-se֣per hamּelaki֔ym liyhuda֖h veyishsera'eֽl׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Note that the acts of Asa, first and last, are indeed written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.

וְהִנֵּה֙ דִּבְרֵ֣י אָסָ֔א הָרִאשׁוֹנִ֖ים וְהָאַחֲרוֹנִ֑ים הִנָּ֤ם כְּתוּבִים֙ עַל־סֵ֣פֶר הַמְּלָכִ֔ים לִיהוּדָ֖ה וְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּechele֣ 'asa֡ bּishshenat֩ shsheloshshi֨ym vate֤shsha lemalekuto֙ bּeragela֔yv 'ad-lema֖'elah chaley֑o vegam-bּechaleyo֙ lo'-dara֣shsh 'et-yehva֔h kּi֖y bּarope'iֽym׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And in the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa became diseased in his feet, and his malady was very severe; yet in his disease he did not seek the LORD, but the physicians.

וַיֶּחֱלֶ֣א אָסָ֡א בִּשְׁנַת֩ שְׁלוֹשִׁ֨ים וָתֵ֤שַׁע לְמַלְכוּתוֹ֙ בְּרַגְלָ֔יו עַד־לְמַ֖עְלָה חָלְי֑וֹ וְגַם־בְּחָלְיוֹ֙ לֹא־דָרַ֣שׁ אֶת־יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֖י בָּרֹפְאִֽים׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishshekּa֥b 'asa֖ 'im-'abota֑yv vayּa֕mat bּishshena֛t 'arebּa'i֥ym ve'acha֖t lemalekֽo׃

Edified Edition (EDE)So Asa rested with his fathers; he died in the forty-first year of his reign.

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥ב אָסָ֖א עִם־אֲבֹתָ֑יו וַיָּ֕מָת בִּשְׁנַ֛ת אַרְבָּעִ֥ים וְאַחַ֖ת לְמָלְכֽוֹ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiqebּeru֣hu beqiberota֗yv 'ashshe֣r kּaֽrah-lo֮ bּe'i֣yr dּaviyd֒ vayּashshekּiybu֗hu bּamּishshekּab֙ 'ashshe֤r milּe'֙ bּeshsami֣ym uzeni֔ym meruqּachi֖ym bּemireqa֣chat ma'ashse֑h vayּishserepu-l֥o shserepa֖h gּedola֥h 'ad-lime'oֽd׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)They buried him in his own tomb, which he had made for himself in the City of David; and they laid him in the bed which was filled with spices and various ingredients prepared by the perfumer’s are. They made a very great bonfire for him.

וַיִּקְבְּרֻ֣הוּ בְקִבְרֹתָ֗יו אֲשֶׁ֣ר כָּֽרָה־לוֹ֮ בְּעִ֣יר דָּוִיד֒ וַיַּשְׁכִּיבֻ֗הוּ בַּמִּשְׁכָּב֙ אֲשֶׁ֤ר מִלֵּא֙ בְּשָׂמִ֣ים וּזְנִ֔ים מְרֻקָּחִ֖ים בְּמִרְקַ֣חַת מַעֲשֶׂ֑ה וַיִּשְׂרְפוּ־ל֥וֹ שְׂרֵפָ֖ה גְּדוֹלָ֥ה עַד־לִמְאֹֽד׃פ