Passage Research
2 Chronicles 16 — Sermon Preparation
Asa allies with Aram against Israel but is rebuked by the prophet Hanani; he imprisons Hanani and in his final years grows harsh and seeks physicians rather than God. Below is a research summary for 2 Chronicles 16, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 14
- verses
- 259 / 130
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 3
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
2 Chronicles 16 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אָסָא | ʼÂçâʼ | H609 | 11 | Asa |
| בַּעְשָׁא | Baʻshâʼ | H1201 | 4 | Basha |
| בֶּן־הֲדַד | Ben-Hădad | H1130 | 4 | Ben-Hadad |
| יְהוּדָה | Yᵉhûwdâh | H3063 | 5 | Jehudah |
| שָׁעַן | shâʻan | H8172 | 3 | support |
| בָּנָה | bânâh | H1129 | 4 | build |
| רָמָה | Râmâh | H7414 | 3 | Ramah |
How preachers through history handled this text
3 public-domain excerpts on 2 Chronicles 16, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“This chapter concludes the history of the reign of Asa, but does not furnish so pleasing an account of his latter end as we had of his beginning. I. Here is a foolish treaty with Benhadad king of Syria, ver. 1-6. II. The reproof which God sent him for it by a prophet, ver. 7-9. III. Asa's displeasure against the prophet for his faithfulness, ver. 10. IV. The sickness, death, and burial of Asa, ver. 11-14. Asa's League with Benhadad. (b. c. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 2 (Joshua to Esther), on 2 Chronicles 16:1–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Ramah 1— 2 Chr 16:1
- City of David— 2 Chr 16:14
- Damascus— 2 Chr 16:2
- Syria 1— 2 Chr 16:2
- Abel-beth-maacah— 2 Chr 16:4
- Dan— 2 Chr 16:4
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