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Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 16:5

And let his work cease . The parallel has not this, but follows the exact previous sentence with this, "and dwelt in Tirzah." It is the happy suggestion of one commentator (Professor James G. Murphy, ' Handbook: Chronicles') that this sentence may betray that it had been Baasha's intention to reside in Ramah . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 16:6

The affair seems thus to have come to an unbloody termination. The parallel ( 1 Kings 15:22 )is so much the more graphic that it contains the two additions that Asa "made a proclamation throughout all Judah," and one that "exempted none" from joining in the duty of moving all the stones and all the timber from Ramah, and diverting' them to the use of building Geba and Mizpah. This greatly contributed to command the road from the north to Jerusalem. Geba . This was Geba of Benjamin, as... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 16:4

Abel-maim - or, “Abel-beth-maachah” 1 Kings 15:20. It was one of the towns most exposed to attack when an invader entered Israel from the north, and was taken from Pekah by Tiglath-pileser 2 Kings 15:29.Store cities - See 1 Kings 9:19 note. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 16:1-14

Reformation under Asa (14:1-16:14)God’s blessings on Asa showed his pleasure with those who removed Canaanite customs and restored the Levitical order of worship. God rewarded Asa by giving him a remarkable victory over a large and powerful army that invaded from the south. This sign of God’s pleasure encouraged Asa to continue his reforms with greater boldness (14:1-15:19; see notes on 1 Kings 15:9-15).When, however, Asa trusted in outside help instead of trusting in God, he displeased God and... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Chronicles 16:3

There is. Supply ellipsis ( App-6 ) by "Let there be". read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Chronicles 16:4

store cities = the storehouses of the cities. Septuagint reads "the surrounding cities". read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Chronicles 16:3

2 Chronicles 16:3. There is a league between me and thee— Let there be a league, I pray thee, between me and thee. Houbigant. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 16:4

4. Ben-hadad . . . sent the captains of his armies . . . and they smote . . . Abelmaim—"The meadow of waters," supposed to have been situated on the marshy plain near the uppermost lake of the Jordan. The other two towns were also in the northern district of Palestine. These unexpected hostilities of his Syrian ally interrupted Baasha's fortifications at Ramah, and his death, happening soon after, prevented his resuming them. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 16:5

1-6. In the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa, Baasha . . . came up against Judah—Baasha had died several years before this date ( :-), and the best biblical critics are agreed in considering this date to be calculated from the separation of the kingdoms, and coincident with the sixteenth year of Asa's reign. This mode of reckoning was, in all likelihood, generally followed in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel, the public annals of the time ( :-), the source from which the... read more

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