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2 Chronicles 16 — Sermon Preparation

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.

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Hebrew words / lemmas
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classic sermon excerpts
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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.

Matthew Henry 1 Spurgeon 1 John Wesley 1

“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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