2 Crónicas 16:1-20:13 NVI

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 16:1

In the, &c. This chapter is complementary to 1 Kings 15:17-24 . six and thirtieth. The thirty-sixth year of the kingdom: i.e. from the disruption of the kingdom of Judah. This agrees with all the other dates and lengths of reigns. See App-50 and note on p. 57. reign. See note on 2 Chronicles 15:19 . came up against. There had been quiet between the two kingdoms as such (2 Chronicles 14:1 ; 2 Chronicles 15:19 ), though there had been border fighting (1 Kings 15:16 , 1 Kings 15:32 ). let... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 16:1

THE CONCLUSION OF THE REIGN OF ASA;HIS REBUKE BY THE PROPHET;BAASHA; THE KING OF ISRAEL; BEGINS TO FORTIFY RAMAH"In the sixth and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa, Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not suffer any one to come unto or go in to Asa king of Judah. Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of Jehovah and of the king's house, and sent to Benhadad king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying, There is a league... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Chronicles 16:1

2 Chronicles 16:1. In the six-and-thirtieth year of the reign— In the twenty-sixth year; Houbigant: for Baasha died in the twenty-sixth year of Asa. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 16:1

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

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Chronicles 16:1-14

3. Asa’s failure ch. 16Three parts also mark this record of the later period of Asa’s reign: his war with Baasha (2 Chronicles 16:1-6), Hanani’s sermon (2 Chronicles 16:7-10), and the conclusion of his reign (2 Chronicles 16:11-14).Asa’s heart was right in that he consistently loved God. Nevertheless, like David, his obedience lapsed. He trusted in a foreign alliance and later in physicians more than in Yahweh. This resulted in defeat and death."Asa, then, has done a complete volte-face from... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 16:1-14

Reign of Asa (concluded)This chapter reproduces with some verbal differences 1 Kings 15:17-24, but adds an account of a rebuke received by Asa from the seer Hanani.1. Six and thirtieth] Since, according to 1 Kings 16:8, Baasha did not live until the 36th year of Asa. some have supposed that the six and thirtieth year is reckoned from the revolt of the Ten Tribes.4. The store cities of Naphtali] LXX suggests that the true reading is ’the surrounding parts of Naphtali.’7. Hanani] Nothing is known... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Chronicles 16:1

XVI.THE WAR WITH BAASHA—(2 Chronicles 16:1-6). Comp. 1 Kings 15:17-22.(1) In the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa Baasha king of Israel came up.—According to 1 Kings 15:33; 1 Kings 16:8, Baasha began to reign in the third year of Asa, reigned twenty-four years, and died in the twenty-sixth year of Asa. These statements are obviously irreconcilable with that of our verse. We must suppose either that the chronicler has accepted a different calculation from that of the Kings—a... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 16:1-14

ASA: DIVINE RETRIBUTION2 Chronicles 14:1-15; 2 Chronicles 15:1-19; 2 Chronicles 16:1-14ABIJAH, dying, as far as we can gather from Chronicles, in the odor of sanctity, was succeeded by his son Asa. The chronicler’s history of Asa is much fuller than that which is given in the book of Kings. The older narrative is used as a framework into which material from later sources is freely inserted. The beginning of the new reign was singularly promising. Abijah had been a very David, he had fought the... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 2 Chronicles 16:1-14

CHAPTER 16 Asa’s Relapse and Death 1. War between Asa and Baasha (2 Chronicles 16:1-6 ) 2. Hanani’s rebuke (2 Chronicles 16:7-9 ) 3. Hanani imprisoned (2 Chronicles 16:10-11 ) 4. Asa’s illness and death (2 Chronicles 16:12-14 ) Much has been made by critics of the supposed wrong date, the thirty-sixth year of the reign of Asa. Compare 1 Kings 15:33 with the first verse of this chapter to see the apparent discrepancy. If the invasion of Judah by Baasha occurred shortly after the events... read more