2 Chronicles 16 · Verse 7

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.
2 Chronicles 16:7, King James Version

2 Chronicles 16:7 in other translations

BSBAt that time Hanani the seer came to King Asa of Judah and told him, “Because you have relied on the king of Aram and not on the LORD your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand.
WEBAt that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said to him, “Because you have relied on the king of Syria, and have not relied on the LORD your God, therefore the army of the king of Syria has escaped out of your hand.
ASVAnd 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 hast not relied on Jehovah thy God, therefore is the host of the king of Syria escaped out of thy hand.
YLTAnd at that time hath Hanani the seer come in unto Asa king of Judah, and saith unto him, ‘Because of thy leaning on the king of Aram, and thou hast not leaned on Jehovah thy God, therefore hath the force of the king of Aram escaped from thy hand.
DARBYAnd 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 hast not relied on Jehovah thy God, therefore has the army of the king of Syria escaped out of thy hand.
BBEAt that time Hanani the seer came to Asa, king of Judah, and said to him, Because you have put your faith in the king of Aram and not in the Lord your God, the army of the king of Aram has got away out of your hands.
WebsterAnd at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said to him, Because thou hast relied on the king of Syria, and not relied on the LORD thy God, therefore hath the host of the king of Syria escaped out of thy hand.

What does 2 Chronicles 16:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 16:7-10
7-10. Hanani the seer came to Asa ... and said--His object was to show the king his error in forming his recent league with Ben-hadad. The prophet represented the appropriation of the temple treasures to purchase the services of the Syrian mercenaries, as indicating a distrust in God most blameable with the king's experience. He added, that in consequence of this want of faith, Asa had lost the opportunity of gaining a victory over the united forces of Baasha and Ben-hadad, more splendid than that obtained over the Ethiopians. Such a victory, by destroying their armies, would have deprived them of all power to molest him in the future; whereas by his foolish and worldly policy, so unworthy of God's vicegerent, to misapply the temple treasures and corrupt the fidelity of an ally of the king of Israel, he had tempted the cupidity of the one, and increased the hostility of the other, and rendered himself liable to renewed troubles (1Ki 15:32). This rebuke was pungent and, from its truth and justness, ought to have penetrated and afflicted the heart of such a man as Asa. But his pride was offended at the freedom taken by the honest reprover of royalty, and in a burst of passionate resentment, he ordered Hanani to be thrown into prison.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 7 Escaped out of thine hand - It is difficult to know what is here intended. Perhaps the Divine providence had intended to give Asa a grand victory over the Syrians, who had always been the inveterate enemies of the Jews; but by this unnecessary and very improper alliance between Asa and Ben-hadad, this purpose of the Divine providence was prevented, and thus the Syrians escaped out of his hands.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

2 Chronicles 16:7 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.

וּבָעֵ֣תu.va.'Etand at the timeH6256
הַהִ֗יאha.Hi'<the> thatH1931
בָּ֚אba'he cameH935
חֲנָ֣נִיcha.Na.niHananiH2607
הָרֹאֶ֔הha.ro.'Ehthe seerH7203
אֶל\־'el-toH413
אָסָ֖א'a.Sa'AsaH609
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
יְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
אֵלָ֗יו'e.Lavto himH413
בְּהִשָּׁ֨עֶנְךָ֜be.hi.Sha.'en.khabecause depending youH8172
עַל\־'al-onH5921
מֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
אֲרָם֙'a.RamAramH758
וְלֹ֤אve.Lo'and notH3808
נִשְׁעַ֙נְתָּ֙nish.'An.tayou dependedH8172
עַל\־'al-onH5921
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaGod yourH430
עַל\־'al-there-H5921
כֵּ֗ןKen-foreH3651
נִמְלַ֛טnim.Latit has escapedH4422
חֵ֥ילcheil[the] army ofH2428
מֶֽלֶךְ\־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428
אֲרָ֖ם'a.RamAramH758
מִיָּדֶֽךָ\׃mi.ya.De.khafrom hand yourH3027

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Cross references for 2 Chronicles 16:7

  • 1 Kings 16:1

    Then the word of the Lord came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,

  • 2 Chronicles 19:2

    And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the Lord? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the Lord.

  • Isaiah 31:1

    Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the Lord!

  • Psalms 146:3-6

    Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish. Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God: Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever:

  • 2 Chronicles 32:7-8

    Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him: for there be more with us than with him: With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the Lord our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

  • 2 Chronicles 20:34

    Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Jehu the son of Hanani, who is mentioned in the book of the kings of Israel.

  • Ephesians 1:12-13

    That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ. In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,

  • 1 Chronicles 5:20

    And they were helped against them, and the Hagarites were delivered into their hand, and all that were with them: for they cried to God in the battle, and he was intreated of them; because they put their trust in him.

  • 2 Chronicles 13:18

    Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied upon the Lord God of their fathers.

  • 2 Kings 18:5

    He trusted in the Lord God of Israel; so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor any that were before him.

  • Jeremiah 17:5-6

    Thus saith the Lord; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord. For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited.

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Hanani.
19:2; 20:34; 1Ki 16:1
Because.
Ps 146:3-6; Isa 31:1; 32:2; Jer 17:5,6; Eph 1:12,13
relied on.
13:18; 32:7,8; 2Ki 18:5; 1Ch 5:20
the host.
3

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Context

  • 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.

  • 2 Chronicles 16:8

    Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubims a huge host, with very many chariots and horsemen? yet, because thou didst rely on the Lord, he delivered them into thine hand.

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2 Chronicles 16:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		En aquel tiempo vino Hanani vidente á Asa rey de Judá, y díjole: Por cuanto te has apoyado en el rey de Siria, y no te apoyaste en Jehová tu Dios, por eso el ejército del rey de Siria ha escapado de tus manos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et en ce temps-là Hanani, le voyant, vint vers Asa, roi de Juda, et lui dit: Parce que tu t’es appuyé sur le roi de Syrie, et que tu ne t’es pas appuyé sur l’ Éternel, ton Dieu, à cause de cela, l’armée du roi de Syrie est échappée de ta main.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und zu selbiger Zeit kam Hanani, der Seher, zu Asa, dem König von Juda, und sprach zu ihm: Weil du dich auf den König von Syrien gestützt hast, und hast dich nicht auf Jehova, deinen Gott, gestützt, darum ist das Heer des Königs von Syrien deiner Hand entronnen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		In tempore illo venit Hanani propheta ad Asa regem Juda, et dixit ei: Quia habuisti fiduciam in rege Syriæ, et non in Domino Deo tuo, idcirco evasit Syriæ regis exercitus de manu tua.