2 Chronicles 16 · Verse 12

2 Chronicles 16:12

And Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease was exceeding great: yet in his disease he sought not to the Lord, but to the physicians.
2 Chronicles 16:12, King James Version

2 Chronicles 16:12 in other translations

BSBIn the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa became diseased in his feet, and his malady became increasingly severe. Yet even in his illness he did not seek the LORD, but only the physicians.
WEBIn the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa was diseased in his feet. His disease was exceedingly great; yet in his disease he didn’t seek the LORD, but just the physicians.
ASVAnd in the thirty and ninth year of his reign Asa was diseased in his feet; his disease was exceeding great: yet in his disease he sought not to Jehovah, but to the physicians.
YLTAnd Asa is diseased--in the thirty and ninth year of his reign--in his feet, till his disease is excessive, and also in his disease he hath not sought Jehovah, but among physicians.
DARBYAnd Asa in the thirty-ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease was extremely great; yet in his disease he did not seek Jehovah, but the physicians.
BBEIn the thirty-ninth year of his rule, Asa had a very bad disease of the feet; but he did not go to the Lord for help in his disease, but to medical men.
WebsterAnd Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease was exceedingly severe: yet in his disease he sought not to the LORD, but to the physicians.

What does 2 Chronicles 16:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
12. Asa ... was diseased in his feet--probably the gout. yet his disease was exceeding great--better, "moved upwards" in his body, which proves the violent and dangerous type of the malady. yet in his disease he sought not to the Lord, but to the physicians--most probably Egyptian physicians, who were anciently in high repute at foreign courts, and who pretended to expel diseases by charms, incantations, and mystic arts. Asa's fault consisted in his trusting to such physicians, while he neglected to supplicate the aid and blessing of God. The best and holiest men have been betrayed for a time into sins, but through repentance have risen again; and as Asa is pronounced a good man (2Ch 15:17), it may be presumed that he also was restored to a better state of mind.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 12 Diseased in his feet - He had a strong and long fit of the gout; this is most likely. He sought not to the Lord - "He did not seek discipline from the face of the Lord, but from the physicians." - Targum. Are we not taught by this to make prayer and supplication to the Lord in our afflictions, with the expectation that he will heal us when he finds us duly humbled, i.e., when the end is answered for which he sends the affliction?

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

2 Chronicles 16:12 in the original Hebrew

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וַיֶּחֱלֶ֣אvai.ye.che.Le'and he became sickH2456
אָסָ֡א'a.Sa'AsaH609
בִּשְׁנַת֩bish.Natin yearH8141
שְׁלוֹשִׁ֨יםshe.lo.ShimthirtyH7970
וָתֵ֤שַׁעva.Te.sha'and nineH8672
לְמַלְכוּתוֹ֙le.mal.khu.Toof reign hisH4438
בְּרַגְלָ֔יוbe.rag.Lavin feet hisH7272
עַד\־'ad-[was] toH5704
לְמַ֖עְלָהle.Ma'.lah<to> upwards <towards>H4605
חָלְי֑וֹchal.Yosickness hisH2483
וְגַם\־ve.gam-and alsoH1571
בְּחָלְיוֹ֙be.chal.Yoin sickness hisH2483
לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
דָרַ֣שׁda.Rashhe soughtH1875
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
כִּ֖יkiforH3588
בָּרֹפְאִֽים\׃ba.ro.fe.'Im<in> the physiciansH7495

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 16:12

  • Jeremiah 17:5

    Thus saith the Lord; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord.

  • Mark 5:26

    And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,

  • 2 Chronicles 28:22

    And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the Lord: this is that king Ahaz.

  • 2 Chronicles 16:9

    For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.

  • 1 Chronicles 10:14

    And enquired not of the Lord: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse.

  • Mark 2:17

    When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

  • Job 13:4

    But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.

  • Matthew 9:12

    But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.

  • Matthew 7:2

    For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.

  • Jeremiah 8:22

    Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?

  • Colossians 4:14

    Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you.

  • Revelation 3:19

    As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
A.M. 3088. B.C. 916. diseased.
Mt 7:2; Lu 6:37,38; Re 3:19
in his disease.
9; 28:22; 1Ch 10:14; Jer 17:5
physicians.
Ge 50:2; Job 13:4; Jer 8:22; Mt 9:12; Mr 2:17; 5:26; Col 4:14

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 16:11

    And, behold, the acts of Asa, first and last, lo, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.

  • 2 Chronicles 16:12

    And Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease was exceeding great: yet in his disease he sought not to the Lord, but to the physicians.

  • 2 Chronicles 16:13

    And Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the one and fortieth year of his reign.

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2 Chronicles 16:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y el año treinta y nueve de su reinado enfermó Asa de los pies para arriba, y en su enfermedad no buscó á Jehová, sino á los médicos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et la trente-neuvième année de son règne, Asa fut malade des pieds, jusqu’à ce que son mal fut extrêmement grand; et dans sa maladie aussi, il ne rechercha pas l’ Éternel, mais les médecins.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und im 39. Jahre seiner Regierung erkrankte Asa an seinen Füßen, so daß er überaus krank war; aber auch in seiner Krankheit suchte er nicht Jehova, sondern die Ärzte.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ægrotavit etiam Asa anno trigesimo nono regni sui, dolore pedum vehementissimo, et nec in infirmitate sua quæsivit Dominum, sed magis in medicorum arte confisus est.