2 Chronicles 16 · Verse 6

2 Chronicles 16:6

Then Asa the king took all Judah; and they carried away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha was building; and he built therewith Geba and Mizpah.
2 Chronicles 16:6, King James Version

2 Chronicles 16:6 in other translations

BSBThen King Asa brought all the men of Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had used for building. And with these materials he built up Geba and Mizpah.
WEBThen Asa the king took all Judah, and they carried away the stones and timber of Ramah, with which Baasha had built; and he built Geba and Mizpah with them.
ASVThen Asa the king took all Judah; and they carried away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and he built therewith Geba and Mizpah.
YLTand Asa the king hath taken all Judah, and they bear away the stones of Ramah, and its wood, that Baasha hath built, and he buildeth with them Geba and Mizpah.
DARBYAnd king Asa took all Judah; and they carried away the stones and the timber from Ramah, with which Baasha had been building, and he built with them Geba and Mizpah.
BBEThen King Asa, with all Judah, took away the stones and wood with which Baasha was building Ramah, and he made use of them for building Geba and Mizpah.
WebsterThen Asa the king took all Judah; and they carried away the stones of Ramah, and the timber of it, with which Baasha was building, and he built with it Geba and Mizpah.

What does 2 Chronicles 16:6 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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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 Took all Judah - See on 1Kgs 15:22 (note).

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

2 Chronicles 16:6 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְאָסָ֣אve.'a.Sa'and AsaH609
הַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
לָקַח֙la.Kachhe tookH3947
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
יְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
וַיִּשְׂא֞וּvai.yis.'Uand they carried offH5375
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אַבְנֵ֤י'av.Nei[the] stones ofH68
הָֽרָמָה֙ha.ra.Mah<the> RamahH7414
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
עֵצֶ֔יהָ'e.Tzei.hawood<s> itsH6086
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
בָּנָ֖הba.Nahhe had builtH1129
בַּעְשָׁ֑אba'.Sha'BaashaH1201
וַיִּ֣בֶןvai.Yi.venand he builtH1129
בָּהֶ֔םba.Hemwith them
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
גֶּ֖בַעGe.va'GebaH1387
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
הַמִּצְפָּֽה\׃\ \סha.mitz.Pah<the> MizpahH4709

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Cross references for 2 Chronicles 16:6

  • 1 Kings 15:22

    Then king Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none was exempted: and they took away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and king Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.

  • Zechariah 14:10

    All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin’s gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king’s winepresses.

  • 1 Chronicles 6:60

    And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.

  • Isaiah 10:29

    They are gone over the passage: they have taken up their lodging at Geba; Ramah is afraid; Gibeah of Saul is fled.

  • 1 Samuel 7:6

    And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and drew water, and poured it out before the Lord, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against the Lord. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpeh.

  • Joshua 18:24-26

    And Chephar–haammonai, and Ophni, and Gaba; twelve cities with their villages: Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth, And Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and Mozah,

  • 1 Samuel 10:17

    And Samuel called the people together unto the Lord to Mizpeh;

  • 2 Chronicles 21:17

    And they came up into Judah, and brake into it, and carried away all the substance that was found in the king’s house, and his sons also, and his wives; so that there was never a son left him, save Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons.

  • Joshua 15:38

    And Dilean, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel,

  • 1 Samuel 7:16

    And he went from year to year in circuit to Beth–el, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all those places.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
they carried.
1Ki 15:22
Geba.
Jos 18:24-26
Gaba.
21:17; 1Ch 6:60; Isa 10:29; Zec 14:10
Mizpah.
Jos 15:38; 18:26; 1Sa 7:6,16; 10:17
Mizpeh.

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 16:5

    And it came to pass, when Baasha heard it, that he left off building of Ramah, and let his work cease.

  • 2 Chronicles 16:6

    Then Asa the king took all Judah; and they carried away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha was building; and he built therewith Geba and Mizpah.

  • 2 Chronicles 16:7

    And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said unto him, Because thou hast relied on the king of Syria, and not relied on the Lord thy God, therefore is the host of the king of Syria escaped out of thine hand.

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2 Chronicles 16:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Entonces el rey Asa tomó á todo Judá, y lleváronse de Rama la piedra y madera con que Baasa edificaba, y con ella edificó á Gibaa y Mizpa.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et le roi Asa prit tout Juda, et ils emportèrent les pierres de Rama, et les bois avec lesquels Baësha bâtissait; et il en bâtit Guéba et Mitspa.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Der König Asa aber nahm ganz Juda, und sie schafften die Steine Ramas und dessen Holz weg, womit Baesa gebaut hatte; und er baute damit Geba und Mizpa.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Porro Asa rex assumpsit universum Judam, et tulerunt lapides de Rama, et ligna quæ ædificationi præparaverat Baasa, ædificavitque ex eis Gabaa et Maspha.