2 Chronicles 16

16^*In the ^asix and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa ^bBaasha 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. ²Then 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, ³There 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. ⁴And Ben-hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of ^†his armies against the cities of Israel; and they smote Ijon, and Dan, and ^cAbel-maim, and all ^dthe store cities of Naphtali. ⁵And it came to pass, when Baasha heard it, that he left off building of Ramah, and let his work cease. ⁶Then 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.

⁷And at that time ^eHanani ^fthe seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said unto him, ^gBecause thou hast ^hrelied 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. ⁸Were not ^ijthe Ethiopians and ^jthe Lubims ^†a huge host, with very many chariots and horsemen? yet, because thou didst rely on the Lord, ^khe delivered them into thine hand. ⁹For ^lthe eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, ^||to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose ^mheart is perfect toward him. Herein ⁿthou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth ^othou shalt have wars. ¹⁰Then Asa was wroth with ^fthe seer, and put him in ^pa prison house; for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. And Asa ^†oppressed some of the people the same time.

¹¹And, behold, ^qthe acts of Asa, ^rfirst and last, lo, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel. ^12*And Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign ^qwas diseased in his feet, until his disease was exceeding great: yet in his disease he sought not to the Lord, but to the physicians. ^13sAnd Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the one and fortieth year of his reign. ¹⁴And ^sthey buried him in his own sepulchres, which he had ^†made for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was filled ^twith sweet odours and ^udivers kinds of spices prepared by ^xthe apothecaries’ art: and they made ^ya very great burning for him.