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 ⁱ^jthe 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.

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Footnotes

eSee 1 Kin. 16:1.
fver. 10. See 1 Sam. 9:9.
gSo Isai. 31:1. Jer. 17:5.
hSee ch. 13:18.
ich. 14:9.
jSee ch. 12:3.
jSee ch. 12:3.
†Heb. in abundance.
kch. 13:16.
l Zech. 4:10. So Job 31:4. & 34:21. Prov. 5:21. & 15:3. Jer. 16:17. & 32:19.
||Or, strongly to hold with them, &c.
mSee 1 Kin. 8:61.
nSee 1 Sam. 13:13.

Cross references

o 1 Kin. 15:16, 32.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

At that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah and said to him, “Because you relied on the king of Syria, and did not rely on the Lord your God, the army of the king of Syria has escaped you. Were not the Ethiopians and the Libyans a huge army with very many chariots and horsemen? Yet because you relied on the Lord, he gave them into your hand. For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to give strong support to those whose heart is blameless toward him. You have done foolishly in this, for from now on you will have wars.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

At that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah and said to him: “Because you 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. Were not the Cushites and Libyans a mighty army with great numbers of chariots and horsemen? Yet when you relied on the Lord, he delivered them into your hand. For the eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. You have done a foolish thing, and from now on you will be at war.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

At that time, the seer Hanani came to King Asa of Judah and said to him, “Because you depended on the king of Aram and have not depended on the Lord your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped from you. Were not the Cushites and Libyans a vast army with many chariots and horsemen? When you depended on the Lord, he handed them over to you. For the eyes of the Lord roam throughout the earth to show himself strong for those who are wholeheartedly devoted to him. You have been foolish in this matter. Therefore, you will have wars from now on.”

NLTNew Living Translation

At that time Hanani the seer came to King Asa and told him, “Because you have put your trust in the king of Aram instead of in the Lord your God, you missed your chance to destroy the army of the king of Aram. Don’t you remember what happened to the Ethiopians and Libyans and their vast army, with all of their chariots and charioteers? At that time you relied on the Lord, and he handed them over to you. The eyes of the Lord search the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. What a fool you have been! From now on you will be at war.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah and said to him, “On account of your reliance upon the king of Aram, and since you did not rely on Yahweh your God, therefore the troops of the king of Aram escaped from your hand. Were not the Cushites and Libyans a mighty army with very abundant chariots and horsemen? And because of your reliance on Yahweh he gave them into your hand. For the eyes of Yahweh roam throughout all the earth to strengthen those whose heart is fully devoted to him. You have been foolish in this, for from now on you will have wars.”