2 CHR 16:5 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ ἀκοῦσαι Βαασὰ, ἀπέλιπε τοῦ μηκέτι οἰκοδομεῖν τὴν Ῥαμὰ, καὶ κατέπαυσε τὸ ἔργον αὐτοῦ.
(Kai egeneto en tōi akousai Baʼasa, apelipe tou maʸketi oikodomein taʸn Ɽama, kai katepause to ergon autou. )

BrTr And it came to pass when Baasa heard it, he left off building Rama, and put a stop to his work:

ULT And it happened when Baasha heard, then he ceased building Ramah, and he stopped his work.

UST When Baasha heard about that, he commanded his troops to stop fortifying Ramah.

BSB When Baasha learned of this, he stopped fortifying Ramah and abandoned his work.

OEB No OEB 2 CHR book available

WEBBE When Baasha heard of it, he stopped building Ramah, and let his work cease.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET When Baasha heard the news, he stopped fortifying Ramah and abandoned the project.

LSV And it comes to pass, at Baasha’s hearing, that he ceases from building Ramah, and lets his work rest;

FBV When Baasha heard about it, he stopped fortifying Ramah and gave up his project.

T4T When Baasha heard about that, he commanded his troops to stop fortifying Ramah and doing other work there.

LEB No LEB 2 CHR book available

BBE Then Baasha, hearing of it, put a stop to the building of Ramah, and let his work come to an end.

Moff No Moff 2 CHR book available

JPS And it came to pass, when Baasa heard thereof, that he left off building Ramah, and let his work cease.

ASV And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building Ramah, and let his work cease.

DRA And when Baasa heard of it, he left off the building of Rama, and interrupted his work.

YLT And it cometh to pass, at Baasha's hearing, that he ceaseth from building Ramah, and letteth his work rest;

Drby And it came to pass when Baasha heard of it, that he left off building Ramah, and let his work cease.

RV And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building of Ramah, and let his work cease.

SLT And it will be when Baasha heard, and he will desist from building Ramah, and cause his works to cease.

Wbstr And it came to pass, when Baasha heard it , that he left off the building of Ramah, and let his work cease.

KJB-1769 And it came to pass, when Baasha heard it, that he left off building of Ramah, and let his work cease.

KJB-1611 And it came to passe, when Baasha heard it, that hee left off building of Ramah, and let his worke cease.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps No Bshps 2 CHR book available

Gnva And when Baasha heard it, he left building of Ramah, and let his worke cease.
(And when Baasha heard it, he left building of Ramah, and let his work cease. )

Cvdl No Cvdl 2 CHR book available

Wycl No Wycl 2 CHR book available

Luth No Luth 2 CHR book available

ClVg Quod cum audisset Baasa, desiit ædificare Rama, et intermisit opus suum.
(That when/with listensset Baasa, desiit to_build Rama, and intermisit work/need his_own. )

RP-GNT No RP-GNT 2 CHR book available

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

Trusting in Human Strength

God had repeatedly displayed his power to his people throughout their history. He took a barren elderly couple and made them the progenitors of a great nation. He rescued this nation from the clutches of the powerful tyrant, Egypt. He performed numerous miracles in preserving them in the wilderness. And he had secured victory over their enemies many times during the conquest, the period of the judges, and the monarchical period. Yet, throughout their history, the people of Israel demonstrated a lack of trust in the Lord, instead opting to trust in human strength.

On one occasion, Asa, king of Judah, sought help from the king of Aram—a perennial enemy of God’s people—giving him the treasures of the Temple and palace so he would attack Baasha, king of Israel (2 Chr 16:1-6). The prophet Hanani chastised Asa, seeing in Aram a human foe who would continue to be a nemesis to the kingdom of Judah. Previous battles demonstrated that God was the only ally Asa needed (16:8).

Asa’s reliance on the king of Aram revealed a much deeper spiritual problem. Asa forgot that “the eyes of the Lord search the whole earth” (16:9; see also Zech 4:10). So when Hanani confronted Asa with the error of his ways, Asa summarily threw the prophet into confinement, and the angry king arbitrarily inflicted cruelties on the people (2 Chr 16:10).

Asa provides a sad example of the human propensity to rely on one’s own tangible resources (see Prov 11:7; Isa 31:1; Jer 17:5-6) and to become angry when corrected. Even those who experience the power of the Lord in a very tangible fashion often have this leaning; this was quite true of the generation of Israelites who had been rescued by God from slavery in Egypt. It is much better to rely on the Lord and welcome his direction (cp. Pss 33:18; 37:7; Isa 50:10; Jer 17:7-8; Acts 13:43). Life is a long lesson in trusting God; we might begin by doing what is good and right (2 Chr 14:1-6), but our legacy is not settled until the last deed is done (see Rom 2:6-11; 1 Cor 4:1-5). Faithfulness to the Kingdom of God must not be compromised by personal ambitions.

Passages for Further Study

Deut 13:4; 2 Kgs 6:15-18; 2 Chr 16:1-10; 32:7-8; Pss 20:6-8; 37:3-7; 60:11-12; Prov 11:7-8; 18:10-12; Eccl 3:14; Isa 31:1-5; Jer 17:5-8; Matt 10:26-31; Rom 2:6-11; 1 Cor 4:1-5; Rev 2:8-11

UTN uW Translation Notes:

(Occurrence 0) It came about that

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was when,heard Baˊshāʼ and,stopped from,building DOM the,Ramah and,stopped DOM their=property/content )

This phrase is used here to mark an important event in the story. If your language has a way for doing this, you could consider using it here.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

(Occurrence 0) he stopped building up Ramah, and let his work cease

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was when,heard Baˊshāʼ and,stopped from,building DOM the,Ramah and,stopped DOM their=property/content )

Here Asa represents himself and his army. “his work” refers to other work that his workers were doing in Ramah. Alternate translation: “he commanded his army to stop fortifying Ramah and doing other work there” (See also: figs-ellipsis)

(Occurrence 0) building up

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was when,heard Baˊshāʼ and,stopped from,building DOM the,Ramah and,stopped DOM their=property/content )

Alternate translation: “fortifying”

Parallel 2 CHR 16:5

Parallel 2 CHR 16:5