2 Crónicas 16

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1 En el a帽o treinta y seis del reinado de Asa, subi贸 Baasa, rey de Israel, contra Jud谩 y fortific贸 Ram谩 para prevenir que nadie saliera o entrara en ayuda de Asa, rey de Jud谩.
2 Entonces Asa sac贸 plata y oro de los tesoros de la casa del SE脩OR y de la casa del rey, y los envi贸 a Ben-adad, rey de Aram, que habitaba en Damasco, diciendo:
3 Haya alianza entre t煤 y yo, como hubo entre mi padre y tu padre. He aqu铆, te he enviado plata y oro; ve, rompe tu alianza con Baasa, rey de Israel, para que se aparte de m铆.
4 Y escuch贸 Ben-adad al rey Asa y envi贸 a los jefes de sus ej茅rcitos contra las ciudades de Israel, y conquistaron Ij贸n, Dan, Bel-maim y todas las ciudades de almacenaje de Neftal铆.
5 Y sucedi贸 que cuando Baasa lo oy贸, dej贸 de fortificar Ram谩, y abandon贸 su obra.
6 Entonces el rey Asa trajo a todo Jud谩, y se llevaron las piedras de Ram谩 y la madera con que Baasa hab铆a estado edificando, y con ellas fortific贸 Geba y Mizpa.
7 En aquel tiempo el vidente Hanan铆 vino a Asa, rey de Jud谩, y le dijo: Por cuanto te has apoyado en el rey de Aram y no te has apoyado en el SE脩OR tu Dios, por eso el ej茅rcito del rey de Aram ha escapado de tu mano.
8 驴No eran los et铆opes y los libios un ej茅rcito numeroso con much铆simos carros y hombres de a caballo? Sin embargo, porque te apoyaste en el SE脩OR, El los entreg贸 en tu mano.
9 Porque los ojos del SE脩OR recorren toda la tierra para fortalecer a aquellos cuyo coraz贸n es completamente suyo. T煤 has obrado neciamente en esto. Ciertamente, desde ahora habr谩 guerras contra ti.
10 Entonces Asa se irrit贸 contra el vidente y lo meti贸 en la c谩rcel, porque estaba enojado contra 茅l por esto. Y por ese tiempo, Asa oprimi贸 a algunos del pueblo.
11 Los hechos de Asa, los primeros y los postreros, he aqu铆, est谩n escritos en el libro de los reyes de Jud谩 y de Israel.
12 En el a帽o treinta y nueve de su reinado, Asa se enferm贸 de los pies. Su enfermedad era grave, pero aun en su enfermedad no busc贸 al SE脩OR, sino a los m茅dicos.
13 Y Asa durmi贸 con sus padres. Muri贸 el a帽o cuarenta y uno de su reinado.
14 Y lo sepultaron en el sepulcro que 茅l hab铆a excavado para s铆 en la ciudad de David, y lo pusieron sobre el lecho que 茅l hab铆a llenado de especias de varias clases, mezcladas seg煤n el arte de los perfumistas; y le encendieron una hoguera muy grande.

2 Crónicas 16 Commentary

Chapter 16

Asa seeks the aid of the Syrians, His death.

- A plain and faithful reproof was given to Asa by a prophet of the Lord, for making a league with Syria. God is displeased when he is distrusted, and when an arm of flesh is relied on, more than his power and goodness. It is foolish to lean on a broken reed, when we have the Rock of ages to rely upon. To convince Asa of his folly, the prophet shows that he, of all men, had no reason to distrust God, who had found him such a powerful Helper. The many experiences we have had of the goodness of God to us, aggravate our distrust of him. But see how deceitful our hearts are! we trust in God when we have nothing else to trust to, when need drives us to him; but when we have other things to stay on, we are apt to depend too much on them. Observe Asa's displeasure at this reproof. What is man, when God leaves him to himself! He that abused his power for persecuting God's prophet, was left to himself, to abuse it further for crushing his own subjects. Two years before he died, Asa was diseased in his feet. Making use of physicians was his duty; but trusting to them, and expecting that from them which was to be had from God only, were his sin and folly. In all conflicts and sufferings we need especially to look to our own hearts, that they may be perfect towards God, by faith, patience, and obedience.

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Chapter Summary

INTRODUCTION TO 2 CHRONICLES 16

Baasha coming up against Judah, and building Ramah, Asa made a league with the king of Syria, and hired him to make a diversion in his favour, and cause Baasha to leave off building, which succeeded, 2Ch 16:1-6, for which he was reproved by a prophet of the Lord, with whom he was so angry for it as to put him in prison, and oppress others, 2Ch 16:7,10, and the chapter is closed with an account of his disease and conduct under it, and of his death and burial, 2Ch 16:11-14.

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