2 Chronicles 16:2

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Asa took silver and gold out of the storehouses in the Lord’s temple. {\cf2\super [196]} And he took silver and gold out of the king’s house. Then Asa sent messengers to Ben Hadad. Ben Hadad was the king of Aram and he was living in the town of Damascus. Asa’s message said:

Cross References

1 Kings 15:18

So Asa took silver and gold from the treasuries of the Lord’s temple and the king’s palace. He gave the silver and gold to his servants and sent them to Ben Hadad, the king of Aram. Ben Hadad was the son of Tabrimmon. Tabrimmon was the son of Hezion. Damascus was Ben Hadad’s capital city.

2 Kings 12:18

Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah had been kings of Judah. They were Joash’s [145] ancestors. [146] They had given many things to the Lord. Those things were kept in the temple. Joash also had given many things to the Lord. Joash took all those and all the gold that was in the temple and in his house. Then Joash sent all those expensive things to Hazael king of Aram.

2 Kings 16:8

Ahaz also took the silver and gold that was in the temple [190] of the Lord and in the treasuries of the king’s house. Then Ahaz sent a gift to the king of Assyria.

2 Kings 18:15

Hezekiah gave all the silver that was in the Lord’s temple [224] and in the king’s treasuries.

2 Chronicles 16:1

In Asa’s 36th year as king, {\cf2\super [194]} Baasha attacked the country of Judah. Baasha was the king of Israel. He went to the town of Ramah and made it into a fortress. {\cf2\super [195]} Baasha used the town of Ramah as a place to stop people from going in or coming out to King Asa of Judah.

2 Chronicles 16:3

“Ben Hadad let there be an agreement between you and me. Let’s make it like the agreement your father and my father had. See, I am sending you silver and gold. Now, break your agreement with Baasha, king of Israel, so he will leave me alone and stop bothering me.”

2 Chronicles 28:21

Ahaz took some valuable things from the Lord’s temple {\cf2\super [326]} and from the king’s house and from the prince’s house. Ahaz gave those things to the king of Assyria. But that didn’t help Ahaz.

Jeremiah 49:23

This message is about the city of Damascus: