2 Chronicles 16 · Verse 2

2 Chronicles 16:2

Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of the Lord and of the king’s house, and sent to Ben–hadad king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,
2 Chronicles 16:2, King James Version

2 Chronicles 16:2 in other translations

BSBSo Asa withdrew the silver and gold from the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and he sent it with this message to Ben-hadad king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus:
WEBThen Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the LORD’s house and of the king’s house, and sent to Ben Hadad king of Syria, who lived at Damascus, saying,
ASVThen Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of Jehovah and of the king’s house, and sent to Ben-hadad king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,
YLTAnd Asa bringeth out silver and gold from the treasures of the house of Jehovah, and of the house of the king, and sendeth unto Ben-Hadad king of Aram, who is dwelling in Damascus, saying,
DARBYAnd Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of Jehovah and of the king's house, and sent to Ben-hadad king of Syria, who dwelt at Damascus, saying,
BBEThen Asa took silver and gold out of the stores of the Lord's house and of the king's store-house, and sent to Ben-hadad, king of Aram, at Damascus, saying,
WebsterThen Asa brought silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king's house, and sent to Ben-hadad king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,

What does 2 Chronicles 16:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 16:1-6

2Ch 16:1-14. Asa, by a League with the Syrians, Diverts Baasha from Building Ramah. 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 (1Ki 15:33), 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…

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2 Chronicles 16:2 in the original Hebrew

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וַיֹּצֵ֨אvai.yo.Tze'and he brought outH3318
אָסָ֜א'a.Sa'AsaH609
כֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefsilverH3701
וְזָהָ֗בve.za.Havand goldH2091
מֵאֹֽצְר֛וֹתme.'o.tze.Rotfrom [the] treasuries ofH214
בֵּ֥יתbeit[the] house ofH1004
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וּבֵ֣יתu.Veitand [the] house ofH1004
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
וַיִּשְׁלַ֗חvai.yish.Lachand he sent [it]H7971
אֶל\־'el-toH413
בֶּן\־ben-BenH1130
הֲדַד֙ha.DadHadadH1130
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
אֲרָ֔ם'a.RamAramH758
הַיּוֹשֵׁ֥בhai.yo.Shevwho dweltH3427
בְּדַרְמֶ֖שֶׂקbe.dar.Me.sekin DamascusH1834
לֵאמֹֽר\׃le.Mor<to> sayingH559

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

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 16:2

  • 2 Chronicles 28:21

    For Ahaz took away a portion out of the house of the Lord, and out of the house of the king, and of the princes, and gave it unto the king of Assyria: but he helped him not.

  • 2 Kings 18:15

    And Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the king’s house.

  • 2 Kings 12:18

    And Jehoash king of Judah took all the hallowed things that Jehoshaphat, and Jehoram, and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own hallowed things, and all the gold that was found in the treasures of the house of the Lord, and in the king’s house, and sent it to Hazael king of Syria: and he went away from Jerusalem.

  • 2 Kings 16:8

    And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the king’s house, and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
brought out.
28:21; 2Ki 12:18; 16:8; 18:15
Damascus. Heb. Darmeskek.

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 16:1

    In the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah, and built Ramah, to the intent that he might let none go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.

  • 2 Chronicles 16:2

    Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of the Lord and of the king’s house, and sent to Ben–hadad king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,

  • 2 Chronicles 16:3

    There is a league between me and thee, as there was between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent thee silver and gold; go, break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.

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2 Chronicles 16:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces sacó Asa la plata y el oro de los tesoros de la casa de Jehová y de la casa real, y envió á Ben-adad rey de Siria, que estaba en Damasco, diciendo:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Asa tira l’argent et l’or des trésors de la maison de l’ Éternel et de la maison du roi, et envoya vers Ben-Hadad, roi de Syrie, qui habitait à Damas, disant:
German
Elberfelder 1871		Da brachte Asa Silber und Gold heraus aus den Schätzen des Hauses Jehovas und des Hauses des Königs; und er sandte zu Ben-Hadad, dem König von Syrien, der zu Damaskus wohnte, und ließ ihm sagen:
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Protulit ergo Asa argentum et aurum de thesauris domus Domini, et de thesauris regis, misitque ad Benadad regem Syriæ, qui habitabat in Damasco, dicens: