2Ch 16:1 | Clarke | STEP | Baasha, king of Israel, begins to build Ramah, to prevent his subjects from having any intercourse with the Jews, . Asa hires Ben-hadad, king of Syria, against him; and obliges him to leave off building Ramah, . Asa and his men carry the stones and timbers of Ramah away, and build therewith Geba and Mizpah, . Asa is reproved by Hanani, the seer, for his union with the king of Syria: he is offended with the seer, and puts him in prison, . Of his acts, . He is diseased in his feet, and seeks to physicians and not to God, and dies, , . His sumptuous funeral, . Verse 1 The six and thirtieth year - After the division of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah; according to Usher. This opinion is followed in our margin; see the note on , where this subject is farther considered. Concerning Baasha's building of Ramah, see the note on .

2 Chronicles 16:1

Introduction

Baasha, king of Israel, begins to build Ramah, to prevent his subjects from having any intercourse with the Jews, 2Chr 16:1. Asa hires Ben-hadad, king of Syria, against him; and obliges him to leave off building Ramah, 2Chr 16:2-5. Asa and his men carry the stones and timbers of Ramah away, and build therewith Geba and Mizpah, 2Chr 16:6. Asa is reproved by Hanani, the seer, for his union with the king of Syria: he is offended with the seer, and puts him in prison, 2Chr 16:7-10. Of his acts, 2Chr 16:11. He is diseased in his feet, and seeks to physicians and not to God, and dies, 2Chr 16:12, 2Chr 16:13. His sumptuous funeral, 2Chr 16:14.

Verse 1

The six and thirtieth year - After the division of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah; according to Usher. This opinion is followed in our margin; see the note on 1Kgs 15:16, where this subject is farther considered.

Concerning Baasha's building of Ramah, see the note on 1Kgs 15:17.